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Josh Elliot is a well-known journalist who works as a television news reader. He kick started his journalism career while writing for Sports Illustrated  and working as a comedy develop assistant for FOX TV. His career took off in 2004, when he began appearing on ESPN’s shows, such as “Rome is Burning.” He also hosted ESPN’s nighttime series, “Classic Now.” I feel Elliot has an abundance of experience in the journalism industry,

Elliot is currently working as a news-reader for ABC’s morning show, Good Morning America. This show is similar to his job at ESPN hosting “Classic Now,” but is different than his writing gig for Sports Illustrated—he doesn’t write most of what he reads for GMA. I believe he is working with established journalists, such as George Stephanopolis, and he’s gaining more experience in journalism.


Works Cited:
Rocco, Lou. "Josh Elliott's Biography." ABC News. ABC News Network, 02 May 2011. Web. 01 July 2012. <http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/good-morning-america-anchor-josh-elliotts-biography/story?id=13450884>.

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Some people love it, other despise it: no matter how you feel about writing it is a necessity in life. Writing—unlike math—is a useful skill that almost everyone uses outside of the classroom. Whether you’re compiling a portfolio for potential employees, sending a quick text message or composing a business letter, you’re using writing in one way or another. Since writing is used in so many ways by so many different people, it’s obvious that individuals are bound to form their own definition for the term “writing.”

In my opinion, writing is a technique people use for communicating with each other. News reporters use writing to diffuse information about current events across a community, authors create books that convey some of their most creative and innovative thoughts, and everyday people utilize writing to converse with peers who they aren’t able to see. No matter what form of writing you contemplate, in some way or another it is a form of communication.

Since writing is a means for communication, it’s no surprise that people often pass on their opinions through writing. Journalists who aren’t constructing an editorial are exclude all personal beliefs from their writing. There is some speculation, however that it is humanly impossible to create a truly impartial piece of writing. I disagree with this statement, however. If a journalist were to put their word choice under close inspection, and include quotes expressing contradicting feelings towards a topic from different people, they could easily generate an unbiased piece of writing.