Writing experiences

For talking about the writing piece I have chosen to this Rhetorical analysis, we have to go back to my Commented [1]: the writing has to 12 point font and be
last year major. I was in University of Girona (Spain) studying a major called Cultural sure to indent the start of each new paragraph.
communication. I had chosen this major for different facts: the first one was due to the lack of major Commented [2]: for
opportunities that Girona have; the second, was because in the description of the course I read during
high school mentioned that some courses of journalism were done. The last year of high school, the
options of study I had were between advertising and journalism. My father has been doing the job of
journalist for years, and my dream is to follow his steps, and being as a great columnist as he is. In my Commented [3]: explain what that is because I
third semester of University in Spain I had my first (and unique) contact with the world of journalism. personally don't know
The lessons were so interesting to me, and our teacher Narcs taught us a wide range of aspects related Commented [4]: I agree with Angel's suggestions.
with the Spanish journalism. What I liked about him is that he made us write one mandatory article
about a speech or event in where we should attend. So, our tasks were taking notes, and then
transform our quick and horrible handwriting in a decent column. For this reason I have chosen the
first article I wrote during this course, because it made me ensure that what I really wanted to be was a
columnist. Commented [5]: I feel that you have talked about
The speech I attended to was one organized by the own University the 21st of November. It was held choosing your major a lot while you don't give the
description about your writing.
by the director of the cultural website nvol (cloud in English), Bernat Puigtobella. The conference
was about the history and the functioning of the website, as well as his actual situation in the Catalan
Journalism. Puigtobella stated that his main objective was to give voice to the cultural news, which
have an unimportant participation on the journalistic world. Nvol was only a website when the
speech was presented; currently, it has also a printed edition. Its director talked about the possibility
of expanding his areas to the printed journalism in order to prevent the decadency of newspapers and
magazines. Finally, other facts commented were the different opportunities that Nuvol gave to novice
journalists as interns, and how the social networks were influencing his website content day per day. Commented [6]: good summary

Almost one year after, journalism has become my major in Sacramento State. Writing has an
important role in journalism world: society knows what is going on around the world thanks to
journalists work. The most common job as a writing journalist is the one that involves writing
columns on papers or websites. Moreover, a journalist can also prepare the notes that will be said
during the news on TV, for example. Whatever the job is, the journalist has to be aware that the basic
elements of journalism have to be respected, and accomplished in every task. As Bill Kovach and
Tom Rosenstiel state in the book Elements of journalism, some of these elements are: Journalisms
first obligation is to the truth; its first loyalty is to citizens; its essence is a discipline of verification; its
practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover; It must serve as an independent
monitor of power; or it must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise (Page of the book).
Following the criteria of the CSUS Handbook: writing and researching in arts and humanities, the
characteristics are more general for this area, in which journalism is included. Firstly, the main
focuses of writing are the human experiences; writing about it is used to explore and answer questions
about them. Secondly, the writers of this area defense their arguments with theories and discussions
about the experiences. As a consequence, an idea has to be defended or argued. Other sources are
needed to complement the experiences, like researching information from secondary sources, and Commented [7]: This paragraph is very good, it
gathering this to strengthen the argument. Finally, the way of writing is so important too; in includes details about writing in your field.
comparison with scientific writings, humanities and arts focus on connecting with their audience
through an engaging style. This would mean that creativity can be a good resource when it is time to
develop the essay.
What has to be avoided is the use of yellow journalism, gossip, and using rumors for creating fake
news. This type of writing goes against all the elements of journalism.

Commented [8]: too much space in between the

Comparing the writing created during my course, and the points of the previous part, the conclusion paragraphs
could be that it would be accepted for a professor from journalism or/and arts and humanities. The
task done has tried to accomplish the elements of journalism (and the most important, the principle of
truth). Reporters have to gather their own information for achieving the final report: most of the
writing is built on the collection of the facts done by the journalist. Comparing my writing with these
statements, the paper would be considered good because I completed each step prior to writing the
final article: I took notes, and reflected, as concrete as possible, what the director of Nuvol explained
to the audience during his speech. About my style of writing, I tried to make the writing as
entertaining as possible. Commented [9]: Add evidence from the readings we
Nevertheless, the fact that journalism can be understood in a different way in here or in Catalonia has have done in class. explain how your writing is related
to other authors.
to be considered. The fact is that journalism is my current major now, so I will be able to improve my
writing skills in the near future. In my opinion, it is not only important to defend an argument; the
originality of the writing is crucial to being a good journalist.