Journalism In Review

My understanding of journalism increased throughout the semester. As we learned from one another's instruction I was able to discover a new meaning of journalism and its importance.
http://www.freedomwriters.com/ is a movie that depicts the liberating power of writing, and I think that is the biggest lesson I took away from this class. We learned a lot of great things about journalism, but the most important aspect of journalism is its ability to free us.
On a few different occasions Professor Cressman has talked about the affect that journalism has on our liberty. He has even said that without liberty there would be no freedom. Journalism gives us the power to choose. We must be informed in order to choose, and that is exactly what journalists do. Just as http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/6?lang=eng talks about receiving light and knowledge of a spiritual sense that gives us power and enlightenment, journalism gives us light and knowledge that we can use to make decisions in the world we live in.
Think of those who are uninformed. They are completely lost and unable to make decisions. As President Monson spoke about in this last conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/the-race-of-life?lang=eng neutrality is a weak trait that simply takes the path of least resistance. Information will keep us from being neutral and simply floating through life's journey.
The floaters and free-riders are forgotten in life and I will forever be grateful for those who inform me. Without journalists history would be forgotten, and the progression of the human race would be handicapped.