Valbuena Blog 3

When looking at the course list for next semester at the school I currently work at, I noticed there were 3 sections of journalism (2 of which attached to the school paper). I have come to realize that at no point in my undergraduate or graduate level work was I asked to take a journalism course. I have a very basic knowledge of this style of writing, and mostly from a reader's perspective. This left me wondering: What are the major differences between teaching journalism in comparison to other genres? Are the concepts we are discussing in class currently, applicable to this type of writing? It seems unlikely that the same process is applied to such a deadline heavy genre. Is there still a place for voice in this setting? Is there a reason it is not often emphasized in English or brought into the standard English classroom?