Compelling Journalism

With the end of the school year, or rather the wrap up of all FREE school avaliable to me, I've been pondering just what I might study in college. I have this whole next year to question, explore and work; I'm thrilled that I get the opportunity to do this. I'm going to be taking a Journalism class at Greenriver during Fall quarter and I'm VERY excited. I've always been intrigued by the media and it's power to influence. One of the main reasons I'm taking the class is to see what goes into the study of journalism and whether it's something I'd like to pursue at a University.
It would be incredible to be a correspondant of some sort reporting and sharing the truth with those who would normally not know what is outside their relm of safety and shelter. To reach out to those who are in desperate situations and solicite help from the public for them by raising awareness. I got my book for the class and I have to say I'm just giddy. I mean, the only classes I've taken at public high school have been French, Ballet and Photography. All are very specific about their study content. You know if you take a ballet class you will learn the basics on how to do ballet and the vocabulary that goes with it; if you take Photography theres a very good chance you'll be behind the camera with it; French is the only thing that leaves a bit of mystery...I mean, SURE you'll study a foreign language but my teacher has been real creative in her methods of teaching and I've learned a bunch that I wasn't expecting to. JOURNALISM though, gosh, that's SO broad. T.V., books, magazines, newspaper, radio, music, movies, etc.
Actually, my photography class first got me interested in journalism. I got the chance to see some very compelling pictures. Pictures that told a story and had a message to portray. I began thinking that I would love to be someone who shared their life with the world that way.
And here I am...SO EXCITED!