All,
Here's the reality of a reporter's life: You never know when the job will disrupt your personal calendar.
We heard a little of this from Marisol Bello last week; she said she has to be ready to go at any time.
Now, Justin Fenton has advised that he cannot spend the morning with us tomorrow because of Sunday's shootings of 17 people, two of them fatally, in East Baltimore. (Go to www.baltimoresun.com to read Justin Fenton's reports.) He's working on follow-up stories now and likely will have even more folos tomorrow.
We're trying to reschedule for Thursday.
Meanwhile, we'll work on other issues tomorrow.
See you at 9 a.m.
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Wow..Justin Fenton's sudden cancelation really does make me realize how random your life can be as a journalist. Especially after what we learned in class today, a journalist can have a life that forces you to be really private. Almost like an undercover agent!
ReplyDeleteI also read Fenton's story on the breaking news involving the killing of 17 people. Everything he did in the article stressed everything Professor Banisky has been teaching us in class. Fenton had a strong lede and excellent citations. All of his sentences dealing with facts were carefully represented.
I would love to write like that in class!
I was thinking about that this morning when I saw his name attached to the article on The Baltimore Sun's website. I figured, "You know, it'd be pretty neglectful of his job if he came to speak to a group of high school students when his readership wants to know more about one of the worst violent crimes in Baltimore's recent history."
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised that he cancelled. In fact, I'm relieved. It shows his dedication to his craft and his readership. Hopefully, through hard work and investigation on the part of the police and the journalists of Baltimore, the killers can be brought to justice and the public can be better informed about the shootings.
I agree with Shannon that Fenton is an excellent example of a prime journalist.
Thanks for letting us know now, professor!
i hope they get to the bottom of the story. I was looking forward to listening to him speak but you always have to work within your profession. In my opinion I think that is the downside to journalism. You must be on call 24/7 because the news doesnt sleep!
ReplyDeleteAlthough it's unfortunate he couldn't come visit and talk to our class today.. I think it's awesome that his job demands him to be on call 24/7.
ReplyDeleteI think that's a plus of journalism, not a downfall. (Especially if your young)
You've got to be ready for action at any moment and it's one of the only professions I know can give you a thrill like that.
Chasing a story or working til 4 in the morning seems to me, one of the most appealing aspects of journalism.
I'm sure it gets in the way of life, but it has to be quite an awesome experience.