My First Introduction to Journalism

It has officially begun, my first lecture based on the History of Journalism so here i am posting my first blog on the topic of Philosophy. I've never really approached this topic in great detail before and I am looking forward to learning and understanding this study thoroughly.

It is essential for Journalists to investigate matters of existence, beliefs, knowledge and norms in order to create information at a level of accuracy.

This first introduction to Journalism has helped me portray greater ideas and has also given me a further insight into philosophy and how it began in the 14th century period of renaissance. Philosophy began as the way of life in Greek civilisation and this period of history lead to have an important impact on the shape of modern life.

History was soon able to be recorded through phenomena such as the printing press which captured ideas and allowed them to be examined and discussed in order to create new knowledge and ways of sharing them. I never took time to think how much this period has influenced modern society and the way the world communicates and shares ideas so I was fascinated after hearing this introduction.

Without the ingredients to medicines being written down, penicillin, for example, would be non-existant and there would be no knowledge or shared information recorded in order for us to create, as it is in modern life, an essential or progress our knowledge and information further.

Philosophy has also taught me that there are two main categories to believe in, reason and evidence. Journalists base their beliefs on evidence. They need to be sure that the information they share are facts and accuracy is most essential.

So, all that's left to say now is... I look forward to learning more!