I Give Them Credit

People say that broadcasters and journalists do not get along and throughout the last few weeks I can understand why. Even though broadcasters and print journalists may get along on a personal level, when it is time to collaborate, it can become a challenge.

As a print journalism student, we realize that if a source cannot do an in person interview, we are able to do one over the phone. Broadcasters on the other hand, need to see their interviewees in order to capture the video.

I give broadcasters credit for being able to do what they do. They have to put the same amount of time as print journalist do, in order to get their sources but they also need to edit their packages, which can take a great deal of time if they do not know what they are doing.

I enjoy the projects that we are working on in our class but sometimes there are struggles that come along with putting print journalists with broadcasters. It takes a great deal of patience to be able to combine two classes and see if they can work as a team.

I believe that our team has worked well together, even though we have had to overcome some giant obstacles along the way. I believe by the end of this project, we should really be able to effectively answer the question, "Can print journalists and broadcasters actually work together and produce great work?"