Why So Curious...?

How funny is Curious George?


While we are on the subject of curious, lets chat about why we as journalists have to be so curious.  I think it's safe to say that us as humans are curious creatures; we always need to know why things happen how they happen and so on.  Journalists must take it to a whole other level however if they plan on being successful at their craft.


As journalists, it is how job to report the news to the public.  When we write our stories, it is our responsibility to put ourselves in you, the readers, shoes.  We need to be able to think of what you want to get out of reading our story.  If we aren't answering the questions you have then what good is it for you to read what we write?


One of the biggest keys is being able to dig at stories and get to the root of them.  We need to get details and be descriptive.  It is not always okay to just report the plain to see details, you guys can figure that on your own.  So what if some subway lines are down in New York City?  How does that help you if you don't know which ones we are referring to?  That is why it is our job to continue to dig and find which subway trains are down and what other alternate routes may be useful for commuters to use.


The most important thing to remember is to be persistent, continue to dig continue to uncover more information because the more you find the more you can report to the audience.  The more the audience knows the happier they are.  Happy?


Stay classy my friends.