Callie Crossley

I went to see Jen's interview with Callie Crossley this evening and I really enjoyed it. I'm undeclared, so I went in with an open mind, however I never really considered majoring in media studies. I can't say I came out of the interview wanting to go into media but previous to the show I didn't know all that went into working in a media field. I also wasn't aware of all the changes that the media field is going through during this century. I've always wondered how widespread use of technology and internet are changing fields such as journalism and media. I found her conversation about newspapers very interesting. She said that newspapers will always be around, the form however that they are presented in will change. I totally agree with the statement. I began to wonder how the change in publication will then affect the material being read. She brought up a great point about cover stories. The newspaper publishers are working especially hard on finding ways to draw attention to the "cover" stories without having a cover to display them on. This is is a great point. When I go on New York Times online, there's not a bolded headline jumping out at me. There's simply a bunch of links to news stories. I have no way of knowing which are the more important stories versus the less significant ones. I believe a good solution to the problem would be to highlight the important stories on the home page of the site. The lesser stories should not be seen until viewers begin clicking subtitles and other pages. I think this will lead to greater emphasis of the big and important stories. Overall, a career in media as Callie Crossley portrayed it is a lot more difficulty than I imagined it to be! I give her so much credit for all of the success she has attained over the years. She has definitely gained my respect.