By Lisseth Hernandez
Monday was the first day of the Robert W. Greene summer institute where the aspiring group of journalists has been rapidly learning the basics in terminology, ethics, and even practicing shooting shots as they further their understanding and apply what they do know into their work. As of now, our group is set to have workshops, lectures, and crash courses on the mantra of shooting, the basics of lede, and speeding through ethics of journalism.
In, my personal opinion this whole day was long but really exciting!! I learned a lot of terminology that I know I’m taking with me through next year and really just submitting my articles to more places beyond this program. I loved the discussion of journalism ethics because what journalists are constantly told is that they have no morals. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. The reality is many people don’t check their sources, and the definition of journalism is nothing like the real deal. This first day jsut showed me that the misconception doesn’t ruin a field and there’s still so much enforcement toward the skills we’ll learn here.
