What+I+learned+From+R.D.+Sahl

Brad

When Mr. Sahl came into out senior seminar class, i wasn't sure what to expect. I knew it was going to be something on journalism and broadcasting although i did not know how it was going to tie into our classroom discussion.

When R.D. Sahl started talking about how a journalist captures his audiences' attention, that really got me interested. The triangle method ( what he referred to it as) started with a very to the point and catchy sentence or two in order to grab the readers attention. Once the journalist makes his opening statement, then he starts getting into the meat of the story. I thought this idea was an easy way how to remember that your first opening sentences are what is going to determine whether a person is going to be engaged in that article or not.

Overall i thought Mr. Sahl's presentation was great since he was teaching us about journalism and what goes into broadcasting and reporting the news. Aside from the triangle method, his knowledge about the field was exciting to be involved in and hopefully we can hear from others or Mr. Sahl again.