Use of Social Media for Stonehill Graduation

Every week I usually get some type of notification on Facebook for some type of Event. I think a very good way to get Stonehill's graduation known to people is to put it onto Facebook and invite people to come. In the group, it gives the invited people the option to say whether they are attending, not attending, or unsure of whether that are attending the ceremony. This is the quickest and easiest way to get an event known and to know how many and who will attend the specific event. Using #StonehillGraduation on twitter/instagram can also give people a decent idea as to who will attend the event as people can search that on the social media filter to see what people are saying about that event. Social Media plays a key part in allowing people to make plans for events and it allows people to hear about things they would like to attend.

Importance of Good Notes

Taking good notes is a very key part to journalism. When interviewing a person, it is very important to right down exactly what they said in quotes, that way there is no confusion on what the person was trying to say when you place the quote into your story. Paraphrasing what somebody said may help you write down the information quicker but it could lead to the reporter not getting the correct message from the person they are interviewing. When gathering information about a topic or story it is essential that a person writes down exactly what happened, who they got the information from, and why they got the information. That way they can credit their source, know who the information came from, and what made them ask that specific person or group those questions. Taking good notes in general is a key part of life, work and school and it makes gathering information a lot easier and makes that information more credible and on point.

Public or Citizen journalism is extremely essential to the ways people communicate and get information out to the world. It is often non-acknowledged sources that break major stories to the public. I was watching channel 7 news New England the other day and they posted a tip line for viewers/civilians to call or text with news or story ideas. The legitimacy of citizen journalism is something that may be difficult to call credible. Wikipedia, is one the most popular forms citizen journalism, as it allows anybody with a computer to go on and post stories and news based on their own bias. My personal opinion on this matter is that it is something that is essential to our society in form of communication and getting stories and news out to the public, but its lack of credibility creates problems for the accuracy of the story and what information is fed to the public.