I am going to have to say that this has been the most exciting week for the journalism class. The guest speakers and tours were very fun and not to mention, inspiring. The past speakers have not been so encouraging. All of them seemed to say the same thing, “Yeah, I work 24/7 and for very little money,” or “Yeah, journalism school isn’t worth your time.” It got sort of boring, though the speakers did seem very dedicated and in love with their jobs. However, the speakers this week were just over the top!
We spoke with this film critic, and I have to say he has one of the coolest jobs ever. He gets to watch movies for work, he gets to go to private screening and people actually listen to what he thinks of a movie! He is also one of the first speakers who said that journalism school wasn’t all that bad. He said he had a tough time getting a job as a film critic, but he seemed pretty chill about it. He was one of the first speakers that admitted that his motive for writing for a newspaper wasn’t so he could make society a better place, but for his passions, which are music and film. I thought it was great that he got the opportunity to have a job he was passionate about.
The same goes for the food magazine we went to. The speakers, unlike other speakers, didn’t spend years and years in journalism. The editor-in-chief dipped in photography, Hollywood, film, South-east Asia and everything else! This made him very well-rounded and more interesting. I think that being in a food magazine would be wonderful. They get to travel around the world and write about their passion- food. It is also amazing how they get to discover cultures, people and sights through food. It is such a miraculous job.
If you can’t tell, I want a job where I can work with what I am passionate about. This is why I am so happy I got to meet the film critic and the editors at the food magazine, because they get to do what they love. Ah. They get to write, travel, eat and watch movies for a living. That would be the life.