A semester’s worth of expressing my opinions on my class-mandated blog has come to an end. Now it is time for me to validate my hard work and convince my professor to assign me an A for the course.
My first real editorial discussed Obama’s first year in office. I began the semester by making a clear argument in my blog, stating that Obama has a large job to do and still has a lot of time to do it, providing a link to a supporting article.
My arguments continued to the strengthen, including more supporting facts and links as the semester continued, with opinions on California’s effort to legalize marijuana, Canada’s community of indie rock artists, and dozens of others.
All of my blogs offered clear, concise and easy to follow opinions with supporting facts and correct grammar.
I included multimedia elements in my blogs, such as photos and videos, but I will make the claim that in an opinion journalism writing course the argument, grammar, format, and clarity of writing should take precedence over online elements. After all, online journalism is another course designed to tackled these things separately.
Additionally, there is the matter of the in-class presentations and factual blogs. Beginning with How to Use (and not use) The Colon, I completed each of these using reliable sources which provided relevant factual information to my classmates. Again, the focus should be placed on the writing in each of these blogs, but I do believe that my presentations were equally informative.
Above all, it is my work ethic that should stand out when determining the grade to assign to my work. All of my blogs were posted within the one week deadline and I did not miss any class meetings.
Another semester in Veazey Hall has come to a close. Leaving opinion journalism behind me, I hope to have A on my transcript reflecting the skills I take with me as an ever-evolving journalist.
