I am tired

I am tired of the norm of posting a single picture and a byline in a blog
I am tired of not being able to explain the outfit i n detail
I am tired of not putting my opinion on stuff out there
I am tired of my inability to make a decision on my own
I am tired of being a good girl gone bad
I am tired of not being able to just be me
So here goes
Listen up
I am going to write as much as I Can
I am loving my boyfriend as though I have never been hurt
I am not going to pretend as if I do not love being in love
I am going to say exactly how I feel without hurting your feeling
I am not going to sit and let love pass me by because of a broken heart
I am living life and damn! I love it
It took time and I had to grow the balls to do it but hey,here I am.

And who said colOur blocking was dead? check out these hotties

Carol Smith with her besties back home in Cape Town

who said your turban has to be multi-facet? Zinhle Hazelbird Khumalo proves to us that a blazer,a pleated floral dress,torn hand gloves and an orange turban are all you need to feel fantabolous in your own right.

And who said you cannot rock a pink blazer to Parliament? here Senzo 'Fierce' Sibanyoni rocks the retro look to South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town.

Oh! and the hazel bird grazes our presence with printed leggings and a colourful scarf

From the  heart

Caro-on-the-grind

xoxo

Twitter as a reporting tool

Jacaranda News Team,Pauli van Wyk and Taurai Maduna reported live from the Lonmin Mines in Rustenburg.

How twitter is used as a journalism tool for reporting.

The above mentioned journalists give ful coverage of what the miners are doing and of what occurs at the scene. Tandai Maduna, tweets on the emotions experienced by the miners,in one of his tweets he mentions how the miners walk past the dead bodies. Pictures were also included of the police men opening fire on the miners after they failed to disperse. The police men confirmed the death odf some of the miners later on.

The live reporting seemed to have been a traumatic one because of all the action seen by the media practitioners. Weapons carried by the miners were displayed in the pictures which raises thoughts of whether or not the miners wanted to attack the police men.

Picture of Julius Malema and his discussions with the police were made available on twitter to inform citizens of the latest developments. Videos of the discussions that occured were also uploaded onto twitter,this form of information increases the need for immediacy as Media Houses compete. Smartphones are able to help in the field of ensuring that twitter is immediately used at the scene as a journalistic tool for reporting.

Jacaranda News Team used the same tactics as Tandai to inform the public about what occurs at the Marikana Massacre as it is now called.Pauli gives us a preview of what the miners look forward to seeing occur. She spoke of how they were preparing for the confrontation with their employers. The miners were prepared to have their need for higher wages met.

Journalists ensured that twitter is their main reporting tool because the information is posted immediately and feedback from ordinary citizens instantly. Twitter is a reporting tool that has moved away from the norm of having your editor proof read or approve what you publish i a newspaper, twitter is one's personal; account but some media houses use twitter as their platform to present news to the citizens immediately.

Accuracy and objectivity are still important in the journalism field because they show that journalists' ethics are kept at bay: pictures showing the dead bodies of the miners might have come as a shock to some,especially if the family members have not found out that their beloved has died.

In South African media the show of gruesome pictures such as that does not have much preference amongst the citizens. So it is up to the reporter to decide whether or not it is right to post the pictures as Tandai has. Tandai saw it fit to publish the pictures with police brutality in mind and not how families will percieve the happenings that affect families of the miners.

Tenacious Soul Flapper girl on the street range price list

And there we have it oh! and remember ladies Tenacious Soul makes the pretty beautiful
From the heart
Caro-on-the-grind
xoxo

Peplum dresses;for all body tYPEs...hello Spring

Phat Madame

Petite malady

Lil Ms Model

Miss Thang

Bootylicious babe

And my personal favourite : Tenacious Soul's very own peplum dress with a tint of brown

From the heart

Caro-on-the-grind

xoxo

Fashion kids reloaded with Fashion Dome blogspot :) Awww

Lil Miss Party

Young Couples Retreat

African print beauty

Lil Miss Sunshine

Me babies are going to be this Hott! :)

Lil Mr. I got it covered bby

No doubt about it,we belong together

Cutest baby for photoshoots ncwoooh

Polka dots and suspenders are way cuter on bbs.

                                                          A little bit of colour has never killed anyone

Citizen Journalism and how it affects my future as a student journalist.

Citizen journalism is best described as private individuals who report on issues happening around them online, the earlier the news is uploaded the better. This makes me scared because I am in my second year of journalism and what will be of my future when people who have not been trained professionally report on news affecting the community?

I do not think their news should be considered because they have not been trained to be objective and their work can be seen as a form of propaganda. In the sense that only what they deem correct is uploaded and one would ask the question: how balanced is this story? I am not saying people should not blog or anything like that what I am saying is the credibility of citizen journalism should be looked into.

People need expert information for accuracy and reliability which is far more important than reading what a person feels about what a journalist has written. Citizen journalism can compliments and extend the work of the journalist instead of always trying to beat them to it.

It makes one wonder where their future lies when people without the relevant expertise are given a platform to speak out. What saddens me is the quickness with which the people are recognised and given a title such as Citizen Journalist.

Being a writer is not an over-night trick it takes years of study to reach the point and being a well respected journalist who finds the balance between objectivity and personal feelings. Without these traits Citizen Journalism is headed for disaster because articles will be subjective to what they feel is necessary to be a part of the story.

To be able to find relevant sources, to find a proper angle to focus on needs expert advice so as to stay away from a story without a defined angle. Moreover you need to know your target audience; Citizen Journalism should have been named opinion pieces because the accuracy of the text is questionable.

Yes! Visual images tell us what is going on but do they Citizen journalists have the ability to put picture to words without repetition of what goes on in the picture? That is hardly the case. There are skills that Citizen Journalists needs to acquire for them to be able to say they are objective enough to report.

And as it is jobs are really scarce in this field we need not have such strain from a so called Citizen Journalism movement. It is not only unfair it is unruly because journalists are often looked upon as liars and deceivers so when such occur one would wonder if the supposed lies we tell are the ones making people lure at the aspect of taking our jobs.
The only positive side there is to it is that these Citizen Journalists get a small picture of what goes on in the newsroom and the trouble journalists go through to find balanced stories written objectively. And how hard it is to be accurate and factual while trying to be educating and entertaining at the same time.

http://journalism.about.com/od/trends/a/bloggersjournalists.htm