What I learned in journalism last year

 Last year in journalism I learned how to interview people and learn about their stories. We watched a film  called Shattered Glass about the real life fabricator Stephen Glass. He made up so many stories that cost him his job, friends and people who trusted him. I learned about different leads and how they would go with each situation. We learned about the pyramid that can help us put the most important parts of the story first and the least important last. I was faced with tough questions and had to pick the most ethical choice. I was given questions and had to say my opinion on it. I learned editorial writing. For example,  we wrote a letter to a young girl who asked a newspaper if letter was real, but we were faced with a  challenge because you cant lie in a newspaper, but you don't want to break her heart. I learned about unnecessary words, which words to cut out to make the sentence shorter.