As the face of journalism changes with each new day and morphs into a new mélange of media outlets, I can’t be certain of what my career will look like or where it will take me. However, I do know that I will be using many of the skills I’ve acquired this semester as a critical writer.
This course has shown me that I was already a critic before I was taught to be one; we all use critical skills to determine our actions and to make decisions. Refining this skill is the key to becoming a professional critic.
I anticipate facing many challenges over the course of my career due to the change in the national discourse among journalists and critics. At this time, our foremost challenge as the new generation of journalists will be finding our place in the media today as publications go online and the public produces citizen journalism. As critics, we will have to hone our skills and build a repertoire of experience in order to be trusted over others. We will have to be knowledgeable critics who produce fair assessments of books, art, music and food based on prior experiences while at the same time allowing for others to present their opinions to us, as well. Our job then is to help people determine what is worth spending their time and money on; in turn, we as reviewers impact the formation of their cultural opinions, as well. What could be a more important job than that?
While the changing outlook for print media does affect criticism, I believe the future for critics is exciting. It is a new time for the journalism industry, and we are the lucky ones who get to shape the landscape of the future. I know I’m up to the task.
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