This Is The Way I Live

Going along with the apparent theme of this week, I want to talk about another lecture I sat through in one of my classes.

In my Online Journalism class yesterday, my professor asked us three questions, the most important of which may have been “What is journalism?”

He talked about how journalism is more than news and media.  He spoke to the class about how so much more goes into journalism than just relaying information.  It really hit home with me and what he said will remain in my brain until the day my life in journalism is over, and probably after that, too.

The one point he made that really stuck out to me is that sport is nothing but a ball being passed around.  He couldn’t have been any more right.  There’s something about sports that is so juvenile.  There’s something about it that seems so pre-meditated and so allegorical.  It’s a world within a world.

And in spite of all that, sports is something that keeps people interested.  No matter how simple the game may be, there’s something about it that keeps the general public interested.  There’s something about it that keeps audiences coming back for more.

I may not have realized it until yesterday, but there’s something about sports that lives inside of everyone.  The competitive edge and the acrobatics are something that many people live vicariously through.  For as long as there will be sport, there will be journalism about it.

Some time next week, I will be posting an article about Middletown, New Jersey product, former Georgia star, and future NFL running back Knowshon Moreno.  I’ve interviewed people who have played and coached against him, and as soon as I put the finishing touches on it, it will be posted!