The business behind journalism is complicated to say the
least. Even reading about it can be frustrating. The more I read the lists of
definitions, the harder it becomes to make distinctions between terms like
accelerated depreciation and accumulated depreciation. Each definition contains
words that I find myself having to look up separately. It makes me realize that
maybe a business class should be required of journalism majors. Even if
students didn’t want to necessarily set out on their own business feats, it
would provide insight into writing about business. I am hoping that the guest
lecture from Joe Burke sheds some light on the confusion that I just read.
There are just so many parts that go into the financial side of a magazine that
I never considered before. Even the “Understanding Accounting” site, which
attempts to simplify things, leaves me lost. The list of categories to be
covered on the left side of the screen is overwhelming and extensive. I now
understand why a magazine needs people who worry about business and people who
worry about writing. Everyone has their place and for the operation to run
smoothly, the two must coexist.
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