Good talk with the Fellows

Monday's class was quite intriguing, both fellows know a lot about journalism and the conversation was very insightful. We discussed the election, which made me happy that I had followed a lot of what we covered and I varied my viewing on election night. The discussion makes me want to sit down and find out what people want in election coverage heading up to the election and on election night. We had some good insights in class and really got at what builds the intrigue around our democracy.

I also enjoyed the class because we talked about journalism evolution. We constantly hear about how journalism is a changing industry. I enjoyed the discussion because we didn't focus on theory of how journalism is changing but how to adapt and think as an enteperuner and a journalist, like Nate Silver did with fivethirtyeight.com. We discussed a site whose name escapes me right now. Essentially it answered a question I had in the spring. I wanted to know how to break down the Bear Stearnes collapse in simple terms for consumers, I thought it might lead to something bigger. Turns out it did and it turns out somebody broke the budget collapse down by aggregating stories and analysis about the bailout. That helped consumers understand it better. So perhaps the future for individuals and conglomerates alike is learning how to convey information in simpler more effective ways.