Shattered Glass, although not intended to be, was a horror film. It shows how easily swayed our public is, and how highly-glamorized news providers aren't as credible as they should be. The fact that the "New Republic" magazine was regarded as one of the most credited publishers in the nation, and read by the nation elites, makes the fact that Stephen Glass could botch over 25 stories even more horrifying. I think this movie reflects American news providers as a whole. After the news of Osama's death, I was honestly skeptical... which isn't just. I felt like confirmation wasn't provided, because there were no available photos or videos to verify the death. Just like with Stephen Glass, "fact checkers" may not be as true to their title as they should be. I really enjoyed the movie as a whole though. I think the story of Stephen Glass made for a great motion picture, and it exposed some of the yellow journalism that still exists in this day and age.
The class of journalism was very helpful to me. It honestly made me consider pursuing journalism as a career (well aware of the fact that it's a dead-end field). I've always been very interested in writing, but never wrote any real factual pieces. When I was younger I wrote a lot of short stories and essays from my own personal opinion. Journalism, for the most part, isn't about opinions. It's about collecting facts, statistics, and interviews to enlighten your audience to a certain subject. I enjoyed the stories and cartoons I did in this class, and would suggest it to under classmen to take in the future. I hope journalism takes me somewhere, and I know that the information I used in this class won't go to waste.
