Reflections GurukulWhy the world needs journalism (And Why You Do Too)
What happens when nobody's watching, and why watching changes you too
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About this course
This chapter is about why journalism exists at all, beyond the person doing it. It looks at what happens to power when nobody is watching it, and what happens to ordinary decisions when the information behind them goes missing. It also examines what noticing and speaking up quietly build in a person, skills that outlast any single moment. The chapter closes with the story of a village that changed a national law using nothing but government records and the courage to read them out loud.
What you’ll learn
- What happens to power when nobody is keeping an eye on it
- Why journalism shapes decisions people make every single day, not just headlines
- What causes a place to quietly disappear from public memory
- What noticing and speaking up actually build in a person, beyond the moment itself
- Why this responsibility doesn't stop with people who write for a living
- How a village with no training and no power changed a national law
Curriculum
Why the world needs journalism (And Why You Do Too)
- Why the world needs journalism (And Why You Do Too)
Requirements
- No prior writing or journalism experience needed.
- A laptop or smartphone with internet connection.
- Willingness to read, write, and practice each chapter.