Too many hats.

I know this on is a little different, but I just wanted to say:

Conflict of interest. Blurring lines. False accusations.

If there's one thing I've learned about mass media in the past week, it is that being involved can immediately make you the target when someone is upset. It's easy to say, "I'll represent you, I'll be your voice." until things get sticky and heated.

The Glue Factory has been a fun media outlet, and I've loved having a part in it. I've seen the number of hits go from 300 to more than 3000. It's a little bit of a baby for me. I've watched it grow, and I can't wait to see it flourish without pushing from our class (it's almost there, it seems) They grow up so fast!

Being (one) the newspaper editor has also enlightened me on a few things. There is a lot of responsibility and tough things about the job. According to the poster on our Journalism offce wall, we are to "Hold the powerful accountable" and "Give a voice to the voiceless."

Much media, especially that of secular colleges and the secular public achieve these goals... with their own agenda. They take no effort to respect people in authority or to avoid hurtful comments. I think we need to take a higher road.

It is our job to glorify God is every story we write. It is our job to give the students a voice, and to hold administration accountable ( or commend when appropriate). It is our job to be fair and accurate, which is very difficult when we have our own biases.

Now I understand why we don't allow sports players to write stories about their own sport. Someone...objective. can more easily write an objective story.

So, this time it's not about a specific media. But these are a few things I've learned about the media over time.