Growing up, I used to hate writing with a deep passion. Fortunately, I understood the necessity of it, so I made sure in high school to take classes that would challenge my writing abilities. Not long after that, I found myself deciding that I would pursue a career as a photojournalist, and would be writing every day I worked while in the Marine Corps. I came into this course with a strong understanding of journalism-style writing and reporting. Now that I have taken this course, I have a more well-rounded understanding of other important essay styles.
While in training to become a journalist, I spent seven months learning a cookie-cutter method of newspaper writing and broadcast script writing. I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan immediately …show more content…
I was thankful that these assignments required a more professional style, and found the most difficulty in effective content creation than the presentation of content. The hardest part of WA2, my comparison of cardiovascular exercise versus weightlifting, was choosing a thesis that was more research-supported than opinion based. My personal experiences in this topic have proven that for my body specifically, I lose more weight when running - something I cannot stand doing. My bias makes me want to believe that weightlifting is the best method, because it is one of my favorite hobbies. So when writing about it, I got easily annoyed with having to attribute successful weight loss to doing cardio exercises. The research process proved similar to my own biases, because despite the wide range of accurate studies, many popular magazines and internet resources also include their biases towards this exact subject. This made it difficult for me to take that content and interpret it in support of my own …show more content…
I would say the cause-effect research essay is the most similar to the journalism I am most familiar with. A subject is presented and then supported with information from reliable sources, or in the case of journalism, participants and witnesses of the subject being discussed. When I would write articles for the Marine Corps, I found the most effective method of content gathering was to research and interview to learn as much as possible about the event I was reporting on, so that I could write the article in the most understandable way. I chose to apply this same concept to WA3, so that I could ensure my assignment flowed as clearly as possible. Despite this basic understanding of how to approach the assignment, I still was challenged with the same content creation issue I faced in WA2. Although social media marketing is something I have on-the-job experience with, I am not necessarily a credible expert on the topic. I had to figure out the best way to use my research to support my experience, without manipulating that information to say something different than the original author’s
While in training to become a journalist, I spent seven months learning a cookie-cutter method of newspaper writing and broadcast script writing. I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan immediately …show more content…
I was thankful that these assignments required a more professional style, and found the most difficulty in effective content creation than the presentation of content. The hardest part of WA2, my comparison of cardiovascular exercise versus weightlifting, was choosing a thesis that was more research-supported than opinion based. My personal experiences in this topic have proven that for my body specifically, I lose more weight when running - something I cannot stand doing. My bias makes me want to believe that weightlifting is the best method, because it is one of my favorite hobbies. So when writing about it, I got easily annoyed with having to attribute successful weight loss to doing cardio exercises. The research process proved similar to my own biases, because despite the wide range of accurate studies, many popular magazines and internet resources also include their biases towards this exact subject. This made it difficult for me to take that content and interpret it in support of my own …show more content…
I would say the cause-effect research essay is the most similar to the journalism I am most familiar with. A subject is presented and then supported with information from reliable sources, or in the case of journalism, participants and witnesses of the subject being discussed. When I would write articles for the Marine Corps, I found the most effective method of content gathering was to research and interview to learn as much as possible about the event I was reporting on, so that I could write the article in the most understandable way. I chose to apply this same concept to WA3, so that I could ensure my assignment flowed as clearly as possible. Despite this basic understanding of how to approach the assignment, I still was challenged with the same content creation issue I faced in WA2. Although social media marketing is something I have on-the-job experience with, I am not necessarily a credible expert on the topic. I had to figure out the best way to use my research to support my experience, without manipulating that information to say something different than the original author’s