Week 3 article

"Disc jockey taken off air" (dated 4 August 2006) is the article I am going to work on for Week 3. Click on the title of the article for the full story, or the following link http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20012756-7582,00.html

Is it better to let everyone know of your thoughts or should you just keep it to yourself?

The following will be my three (3) issues/responses relating to the article.

1. "Where is your professionalism?"
Being you is easy but to be a professional is not as easy as it seems. One has to learn how not to mix personal feelings and views when at work. Things that are especially said on air cannot be taken back. Now it is not easy to work on air. Everyone takes note of what is said. You have to be sure never to insult or give negative remarks to your listeners. You can ask questions but you are never to give your own comments. Thus, to me, the art of making it big in the media industry, rule of thumb is to maintain professionalism as everything will be taken into attention.


2. "If you have feelings, so does the person you are commenting about"
Everyone has feelings, even animals. You feel hurt when others comment about you bluntly, so does the person you comment bluntly about. In addition to that, you did it on air. The whole world knows of it and also your friends. If you ever want to comment a person, do it in front of them and put them in nice way so that they do not feel offended and hurt. For example, if you want to say to your friend that she has gained weight over the holidays, you can put in by saying, "Mandy, I think you have put on a little weight over the holidays. Want to go for a diet together?" Here, she not only gets to know what you think of her, she also gets your moral support. Even if you do not like a particular person, never spread ugly rumours to everyone. It is really bad.


3. "Hey, respect one another's privacy!"
Respecting another person's privacy is highly appreciated. You never visit a person at their home announced, so you should not invade people's privacy. Everyone has their own life. At home is where they will be able to be themselves - without makeup, in shorts, or even wake up in the afternoon. You definitely would not want everyone to know what is happening in your everyday life. I am sure you exposed only a limited amount of information to your friends. This is because you know that you life will belong to everyone once it is made public.

In the cycle of life, it is said that we are to do to others what we want others to do to us. A simple phrase that everyone understands. And beware, say the wrong thing to the media, and you are going to be in a bad situation.