Journalism Emphasis Areas

Choosing an emphasis area is down to the wire. After hearing all sorts of options, it seems impossible to choose an area that I will have to immerse myself in the next few years of college and ultimately shape what I do with the rest of my life. This is not a light decision. With someone so indecisive as me, who changes her mind on a weekly basis, I'm absolutely lost. 

When I first came to Mizzou from Wisconsin, for Journalism, I planned on getting into Magazine journalism. But with everything transitioning to digital media, I started looking at my other options. I love social media, I love visuals and I love videos, so I thought, great, Convergence. After being in J2150 this semester, I appreciate the creativity and work to it all, but I'm just not very good at taking pictures or filming video. I get more nervous about capturing the video and what I'm doing right in comparison to how excited I get. If this doesn't come naturally, it probably won't be for me. So that's out. Then there is Strat Comm. Growing up with a father who is in business, and interning at a Marketing firm as a social media intern, I LOVED Strat Comm and thought it would be the perfect path for me. But after looking at the classes I would take, like business, etc., I don't want to do business classes. Broadcast, Print, etc. are all out of the question for various reasons.

Ultimately, I love writing and I love photography and I love editing. But which do I choose? There are too many negatives to each emphasis and I can't decide what exactly I want to do with the rest of my life because I'm still learning all of it.

AHH stressed.