Homework 6

     Writing what you know can lead to terrible stories because you are only giving your opinion. When you write what only you know, you are writing with information that you have been given and formed your own opinion on/.  Therefore, what you write will reflect your opinion on the information you know.  In order to write objectively, we must think outside of what we know and use information from outside sources or people.
     In my major, it is essential to use outside sources and information when writing.  I am majoring in journalism and journalists are supposed to be objective when writing articles.  In order to be objective, we use facts, interviews, and information from trustworthy sources to write.  Unfortunately, most journalists these days don't write objectively.  The media has gotten a reputation of being biased, on one side or the other, especially when it comes to politics.  Journalists and news outlets have started putting their opinions into stories and sensationalizing stories just to get people to read them.  Journalism needs to get back to what it's purpose is; to inform and write objectively.  I can change this by not writing what I know or how I feel, but instead conducting interviews and finding facts about a story.
     I'm torn when it comes to writing physically versus digitally.  On one hand, writing started physically and I think it should continue that way.  Computers aren't very trustworthy and work can be lost in an instant.  But at the same time, it's much easier to write on a computer.  If you have to write a lot physically, it hurts your hand after while.  And when I type on the computer, I find that I can get my thoughts all down before I forget them because it's much faster.  Sadly, mostly everything has switched to digital writing.  Newspapers and magazines are switching to online because not many people read physical writing anymore.  Most professors will only take typed assignments.  The world has switched to digital writing, and I have to admit that I am guilty of this as well.  I wish that I could physically write, but in this day and age, digital writing is much more practical.  Of course, there are pros and cons to each, but digital writing has won out.  I think the computer takes away from the writing process because it's so easy to get distracted.
     When I procrastinate I usually use my phone, watch Netflix, or hang out with friends.  Occasionally, I will procrastinate an assignment by working on another assignment that isn't due until much later than the assignment I should be doing.  I do this because I see one assignment as easier or less tedious than the other.  My phone, Netflix, and my friends do not tie into what I do/study, so it's not very smart of me to procrastinate with those.  But procrastinating with other work isn't as bad.  I am getting work done, but I should be doing the work that is due soonest.  Procrastinating only causes more stress.