"You are walking into information centers – not newsrooms,” he said with a slight grin and unyielding voice. “Our world is changing, and it’s changing fast.”
Rick Green, managing editor of The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., greeted students in the early hours of the morning. His advice dripped with enthusiasm as he spoke about the future and what it holds for upcoming journalists, warning that they must move with the times. His message was motivational and inspiring.
In a news-world full of uncertainty and change, Green told students they are in the driver’s seat and can control what they want out of a career. All they have to have is drive -- pun intended. Students learned that the need for speed is a growing trend and news organizations are rapidly changing with the tide. But with the waves comes a greater need to be accurate. Green uttered eight simple, powerful words as he concluded the session, “Accuracy is the hallmark of an information center.”
Rick Green, managing editor of The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., greeted students in the early hours of the morning. His advice dripped with enthusiasm as he spoke about the future and what it holds for upcoming journalists, warning that they must move with the times. His message was motivational and inspiring.
In a news-world full of uncertainty and change, Green told students they are in the driver’s seat and can control what they want out of a career. All they have to have is drive -- pun intended. Students learned that the need for speed is a growing trend and news organizations are rapidly changing with the tide. But with the waves comes a greater need to be accurate. Green uttered eight simple, powerful words as he concluded the session, “Accuracy is the hallmark of an information center.”
-- Theresa Kasallis, Brigham Young University, The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune
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