Do you remember the day your first article was ever published?
As Facebook so kindly reminded me, that day was today for me exactly three years ago. "First collegiate byline! Looking forward to many more to come :)" I enthusiastically posted on my Facebook profile, sharing the link to my story. It wasn't a ground-breaking post—just an event brief about a local celebrity—but it was still mine. Since then, I've had bylines published in countless publications as a staff writer, editor, intern, and freelancer. Each article added to my experience as both a writer and a reader and encouraged me to find a way to meet in the middle. From the journalist side, I pursue the truth and deliver it to my audiences in the best way possible to reach them. On the reader end, I've devoured the news that made me feel engaged with the information. Through the symbiotic relationship, that information moves from being my byline to being our shared public knowledge to understand and care about. And that brings me to today. In this resource, I plan to explore the questions that we all, media and non-media alike, have about the future of news and our audiences and what that means for the jobs we have and the responsibilities we bear. Think about it: where will the journalism world be in the next three years? What does the way that news is reported and shared mean for democracy and government? How can people know what sort of news and publications to trust? How will we communicate with our audiences going forward, with many members of the younger generations knowing more about Instagram Stories than the name of their hometown newspaper? Who's responsible for ensuring that the information people need and the ways they like to get it meet in the middle? We, the Media.
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