i graduated with a j degree from howard and i have to say that when i was there, i had a real idealistic idea of the media. i thought that being objective was something that we all as reporters and editors and photogs strived for. but now that i'm at a major daily paper and i'm inundated with coverage from tv, papers and radio, i think the media has fallen short. at times, our coverage is one-sided or we act as propaganda puppets, selling citizens on what we think is right or "in."
the jayson blair situation makes me so sad. i have dreams of working as an editor at NYT, but i think what occurred there will have horrid repercussions for young, black journalists trying to get up in the world.
