Nicole Wartburton is a working journalist for the Deseret News here in Utah. She gave some great answers when asked about her role as a journalist. To begin with, she stated that the reason she got into journalism in the first place was simply because she "fell in love with writing." During college, writing seemed so natural and her curiosity led her to news writing. She did 5 internships before graduating that gave her the connections and experience she needed to land a job with one of the companies she had interned with twice, Desseret News. She loves working for the paper but made a comment that she sometimes wished they would cover more controversial subjects. She is a features writer who is given a lot of flexibility, but because of the recent downsizing of the newspaper she has a lot more to do in less time. She said, "It allows me to share the stories of the people within the community who otherwise might not have their stories told." When asked about he community participating in journalism she said, "I think it's great the community is involved. It's scary, however, because oftentimes these types of "journalists" don't follow the same code of ethics as professional writers. Sometimes it seems more geared toward gossip versus unbiased reporting.”
Her definition of “good” Journalism: “Good journalism does no harm. It is honest, factual and unbiased. Good journalism is also the ability to be a storyteller and capture the attention of your readers with a compelling article.”
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