ABC Privatised
By Trycja October 14, 2007
No, I do not think ABC should be privatised. If it becomes privatised, balance among the programs is jeopardized; the programs would be too subjective. Apart from that the audience would not trust ABC if it is commercialised. On the other hand, it would save taxes. Another reason is that if ABC becomes privatised it will have impact on broadcast journalism. Journalists would undergo a change; more codes would control their reports. Their reports could lose value and quality. The reports could become more event-orientated and dramatic than issue-orientated. Journalists might write “cash on comment” stories. This would also reduce the value of their story. It would not be a “tell the truth” or “reveal a big story” report rather a commercialised report. Apart from that, I do not believe that the government funding process could be made less political. ABC is the government and the government is political; ABC without political interference is impossible.
Broadcast Teams Need Objectivity
By Trycja October 14, 2007
If I would be a television news director with two strong job applications, I would hire the male in order to have more balance among my broadcast team. If the male joins the team, the team will consist of four females and at least two males. If I hired the woman, there would be five women against one man. I think I would risk that our reports would become too subjective in a feminist way. Through the man my team would become more dynamic. He could help to bring more objectivity into our team. Plus, men think differently; they have another point of view. In other words, they approach things from different angles than women do. Apart from that, I do not think that the age plays an important role. If one works for the media business, it is important that one can work with people of all age groups. All in all, I think that skills and experience are the most important criteria.
Web Is The Best Communicator
By Trycja October 14, 2007
My best communicator is the web. It is dynamic because it involves all communicators. It provides sound, video, photographs, graphics and texts; it is one converged medium.
It is also always up-to-date and I can do more research if I want. The information is not limited. I can gather information national and international. I am able to choose only the items of interest. In other words, I am more flexible. I can filter news myself. I am able to “rewind” or reread the news which is impossible on the television or the radio.
I do not depend on time schedules in order to watch news. I can use the web whenever I want to get the information I want or need. Then, if I get sick of reading, I just can listen to the web radio or watch web television.
Last Federal Election Campaign In Germany
By Trycja October 14, 2007
I’m sorry but I was not in Australia during the last federal election campaign in Australia.
Hence, I will focus on Germany.
The last federal Election in Germany was in November 2005. It focused more on issues than on personalities. Our political parties said that they will solve issues such as improving the environment or reducing the unemployment rate. However, I think it would be better if they would have had presented the concepts of their solutions. Apart from that, I think it is important to vote, especially if one gets the chance to vote. Hence, I think that our political parties forgot to place emphasis on how important elections are. Through elections one has the chance to change the parliament. I think many people are not aware of that. Unlike in Australia, in Germany one does not get charged, if one does not vote. In other words, I think it would be a good idea to introduce this law because people would engage more with politics.
Speaking Skills: The Importance Of Voice
By Trycja October 21, 2007In the future journalists will not only work for one media. The future will become more dynamic and faster. Hence, it is more likely that the workplace will emerged to one converged medium that involves all three communications. This means journalists should learn other skills than writing. One of the other important skills is speaking. Voice plays always an importance role. It reflects reliability and confidence. It is important for interviews and presentations. If journalists are unable to control tone and rhythm; or they cannot speak in front of other people, they should definitely take lessons or go to toast masters in order to practice their speaking. Otherwise, it is difficult to catch somebody’s interested and to involve them into one’s story. Furthermore, journalists in the future will more often work as freelancers who have different jobs at once. In other words, they might work for the newspaper and a broadcast team. Therefore it is essential that journalists are able to govern their voice. Controlling their voice means that journalists should not speak too slowly or quickly, and emphasise on the wrong words, or sound artificial. Furthermore, it is important that the voice is clear, authorities and convincing. Nervousness should be avoided; journalists should avoid tones that are nasal or lacking richness, and strange sounds like ‘hms.’ In general, if a journalist lacks speaking skills, it is time to look for help because journalists of the future should be flexible and response to change; even though they will never work for a broadcast team, good speaking skills and a good voice are more professional.
