Journalism Blogs

I have been searching the internet for other journalism blogs to have an understanding of the many different views of other students and professional journalists. It interests me to know what others within the journalism industry think of the different skills and knowledge journalists need to have in order to progress in their career. Being a journalism student and learning all these new skills and techniques that are necessary for journalists to have, has lead me to wonder whether people in the industry believe they are necessary and what uses theyve had from learning them. Whilst browsing the web, I found the following blogs which debate the need for shorthand. People have continuously stressed the importance of shorthand for reporting, and having learnt shorthand, I think it's a brilliant skill to have. However there are others who instead believe its a handy skill to have but not essential.


I have left a link and my comment on the following blogs:


A blog about the need for shorthand
http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/students/2008/05/09/shortchanged-without-shorthand/#disqus_thread


A blog questioning the need for shorthand
http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/wire/3086