#4: Journalism, Defined. (A Closing)

In America, the President reigns for four years, and Journalism reigns forever and ever.

Oscar Wilde 

During the first lecture in Journalism 1, Mr. Miller discussed the definition of journalism. He explained the 9 principles and 7 yardsticks. He explained how journalism must act as a watchdog over governments, companies, and corporations.

Sadly, we didn't get to talk much about examples of journalistic valor. I feel like this needed to be discussed more on account of how meaningful some of these stories are. Journalists have done some amazing things to shape our world today, and I wish we would have been able to discuss that more in class.

The Watergate Scandal, Zenger's Publick Occurences and its trial, and many more have shown just how far journalism and democracy have come. They are inspiring stories of journalists who inform the public of what is lurking under the bed. A world without journalism and these journalistic events seems impossible to imagine.