M.I.A Guest Speaker

My first class on Monday started off how it normally did. Me walking in tired; still wondering why I feel like I have been run over by a truck and wondering why this class is at 8 o’clock in the morning. I sat down and remembered we had a guest speaker. Then I began to get excited. Minutes went on till professor Falk announced that the guest speaker was not coming. I was let down at first but eventually we got into an interesting discussion like we always do. While listening in on the discussion in class about having diversity in the newsroom a lot of thoughts came to mind. I do agree there should be diversity in the newsroom. It first attracts listeners of different backgrounds. If you only have one kind of race represented, then other races will not be able to relate. Also by having a diverse newsroom, it shows all listeners that you accept everyone, and you care about them too.

Referring back to what was said in class; now in our generation we do not look at race or skin color anymore. While that is true, I do not think that crosses over to television. I agree our generation does not look at color, however I feel when someone of the same race is on television you can relate better. Also maybe a news story would be better covered by another race.

Another thing that came to mind while reflecting on the previous class was the issue about how news channels go about hiring the news reporters of different races. Will they hire a news reporter of a different race over a white person who is better qualified? I agree a news reporter should be hired on their capability not their skin color. I am very interested on reading other students blogs who decide to blog about this same topic. I want to hear the opinions from people on the other side of the discussion. I got the impression that the other students in the class had a strong opinion about this subject.

But in my opinion, speaking from a person of a minority, I do not think or feel that people of different races get special treatment or should get a job over a white person. I feel that minorities actually have to try twice as hard to get jobs or to prove themselves. While listening to other students opinions in class I felt like they thought minorities were getting unfair treatment, but I disagree.

Leaving from this discussion I still had lots to say so I decided to write a blog about it. Until this topic came up I never thought twice about it. When I watch the news on television I never think to myself that the newsroom is not diverse enough. But now thinking about it all I really see is mainly to different races shown, white and black. Now that we have had this discussion in class I think I will be more aware of it.