The end is very near now. As part of my third and final year all I have left to do is an Ethics assignment, a PA exam and NCTJ Law and Shorthand exams coming up. I failed 80 WAM shorthand last week but am pretty sure I have passed second time around.
Our assessed newspaper is over and the website will no longer be updated but if has been a good laugh and a great experience. We will be getting marks back for that very soon otherwise it looks like I am set for a high 2:2 and not a low 2:1.
I orginally got into Preston (UCLan) despite getting below the recommended grades and have always been a person that tries hard but doesn't quite make it in educational terms!
So a 2:2 coupled with my work ex will hopefully get me a good job but who knows?
I am going to compile a few tips for someone starting out at Uni just in case anyone happens to come across this blog with that in mind but after that...I don't know what will happen to this blog as I am not going to be a student very soon so I suppose it depends what the future holds for me to see what the future of this blog is. I am getting way too sentimental at the moment though...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Is this the future of tributes?
As part of my journalism course here at UCLan we have to produce a 10-page newspaper and one of the stories we were working on this week was the death of five British women when their bus crashed in Ecuador.
One of these, was Rebecca Logie, was from Chorley which was part of our papers so-called reach so we felt obliged to cover it even though are assessed paper is not circulated and only comes out weekly.
At first we were struggling to find sources which wouldn't matter to us as we could wait and re-write other sources due to our deadline on Friday but one opportunistic student typed Becci (as she was known to her friends) logie into facebook and of course there she was.
The facebook profile of a dead person (find it yourself if you need to...I'm not posting any link). Scary thing is it was still being updated, we guessed by someone who knew her account details, there is now a group in rememberance for her and so many wall posts and photos to remember her it is a great tribute.
Or at least that was what some people thought.
Others in our class (me, as well to an extent) wondered how long would it be before they take it down? Will they take it down and who...facebook or her family?
That developed into a big discussion - obviously put into context a profile on the internet is the last thing you think about when you've lost a member of your family- but everyone can get a glimpse into the world of Rebecca Logie. This girl was not ignorant of this as she also kept a blog- pretty good one as well-of her travels.
Some of the wall posts are pretty emotional stuff and the group is nearing 800 members but something about this just niggles me.
Personally, I wouldn't want everyone being able to see a profile of myself on a website - Ok, thats not my choice, but something just doesn't feel quite right about it all.
Some of the other women that died have accounts but you need to be in their network to access them.
I think what gets to me is this new way of leaving tributes and me a total stranger who never knew anyone related to the girl being able to get an insight into her life. I guess we have to work out whether that is a good or bad thing.
It is good people can pay their tributes and post a message online but their comes a time, albeit no-one knows when, that people move on and lives carry on. So what will happen then, will it be a permanent memorial to her or will it be taken down after people have paid their respects - I guess we'll just have to wait and see but sites like Facebook bring up this problem which, until recently, was not an issue.
I think it seriously needs to be looked at because, maybe I am being naive, but I would not want people I never knew finding out about me and its almost voyeurism - I can't really put my finger on it but it just doesn't feel right.
Any comments on this issue might make me consider the issue more but at the moment there is just something voyeuristic, albeit in a respectful way, about looking at someone's online account who are no longer with us.
One of these, was Rebecca Logie, was from Chorley which was part of our papers so-called reach so we felt obliged to cover it even though are assessed paper is not circulated and only comes out weekly.
At first we were struggling to find sources which wouldn't matter to us as we could wait and re-write other sources due to our deadline on Friday but one opportunistic student typed Becci (as she was known to her friends) logie into facebook and of course there she was.
The facebook profile of a dead person (find it yourself if you need to...I'm not posting any link). Scary thing is it was still being updated, we guessed by someone who knew her account details, there is now a group in rememberance for her and so many wall posts and photos to remember her it is a great tribute.
Or at least that was what some people thought.
Others in our class (me, as well to an extent) wondered how long would it be before they take it down? Will they take it down and who...facebook or her family?
That developed into a big discussion - obviously put into context a profile on the internet is the last thing you think about when you've lost a member of your family- but everyone can get a glimpse into the world of Rebecca Logie. This girl was not ignorant of this as she also kept a blog- pretty good one as well-of her travels.
Some of the wall posts are pretty emotional stuff and the group is nearing 800 members but something about this just niggles me.
Personally, I wouldn't want everyone being able to see a profile of myself on a website - Ok, thats not my choice, but something just doesn't feel quite right about it all.
Some of the other women that died have accounts but you need to be in their network to access them.
I think what gets to me is this new way of leaving tributes and me a total stranger who never knew anyone related to the girl being able to get an insight into her life. I guess we have to work out whether that is a good or bad thing.
It is good people can pay their tributes and post a message online but their comes a time, albeit no-one knows when, that people move on and lives carry on. So what will happen then, will it be a permanent memorial to her or will it be taken down after people have paid their respects - I guess we'll just have to wait and see but sites like Facebook bring up this problem which, until recently, was not an issue.
I think it seriously needs to be looked at because, maybe I am being naive, but I would not want people I never knew finding out about me and its almost voyeurism - I can't really put my finger on it but it just doesn't feel right.
Any comments on this issue might make me consider the issue more but at the moment there is just something voyeuristic, albeit in a respectful way, about looking at someone's online account who are no longer with us.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
One month to go
Nothing really substantial to post about but just a quick update now that I have entered my finally term doing journalism at University (eek!)
My placement went very well and the assignment I had to hand was successfully completed so we'll see how many (or few) marks that gets me.
I have one assignment back already and another one coming as crunch time gets closer and I am soon to be attempting to pass NCTJ shorthand @ 80 words a minute.
I am back on air every saturday and sunday 10-12 on the student radio station until May 11 so I am enjoying that.
As part of our course we have to produce a 10-page assessed newspaper and I will be the Business and Politics reporter for the next week...after being a general reporter for last week's edition.
I am trying to get some work experience in Melbourne, Australia after I finish my degree as I have relatives over there but so far responses have been a mixed bag, positive but no firm offers or just responses saying my e-mail was deleted sometimes without being opened but I would love to go there and experience the culture and life while doing the career I am destined for...
Finally I'd just like to let you good people know that you should check out Last FM for all your music needs.
My placement went very well and the assignment I had to hand was successfully completed so we'll see how many (or few) marks that gets me.
I have one assignment back already and another one coming as crunch time gets closer and I am soon to be attempting to pass NCTJ shorthand @ 80 words a minute.
I am back on air every saturday and sunday 10-12 on the student radio station until May 11 so I am enjoying that.
As part of our course we have to produce a 10-page assessed newspaper and I will be the Business and Politics reporter for the next week...after being a general reporter for last week's edition.
I am trying to get some work experience in Melbourne, Australia after I finish my degree as I have relatives over there but so far responses have been a mixed bag, positive but no firm offers or just responses saying my e-mail was deleted sometimes without being opened but I would love to go there and experience the culture and life while doing the career I am destined for...
Finally I'd just like to let you good people know that you should check out Last FM for all your music needs.
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