Sunday, April 3, 2011

"YouTube Doesn't Care About Your Beginning, Middle, End": Katherine Westfall

Mr. Garcia made some interesting points in his article, but what stood out the most to me was his writing style. I felt as though his writing went right along with the subject--it wasn't exactly perfect, but it got the message across.

Most of his paragraph transitions were sloppy, much like the average FlipCam enthusiast's new YouTube upload. Yet, his voice was conversational and allowed the reader to get into the story and really understand his points.

Perhaps it was his way of showing that journalism is changing, whether it was subliminal or on purpose. Either way, it stuck out to me like a sour thumb--and I'm not too sure if I like it. I firmly believe that journalists should write the news in a way that the public can understand, but I also believe that we should hold each other to a higher standard.

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