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The Prospector, September 19, 2017 University of Texas at El Paso DigitalCommons@UTEP The rP ospector Special Collections Department 9-19-2017 The rP ospector, September 19, 2017 UTEP Student Publications Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.utep.edu/prospector Part of the Journalism Studies Commons, and the Mass Communication Commons Comments: This file is rather large, with many images, so it may take a few minutes to download. Please be patient. Recommended Citation UTEP Student Publications, "The rP ospector, September 19, 2017" (2017). The Prospector. 293. http://digitalcommons.utep.edu/prospector/293 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections Department at DigitalCommons@UTEP. It has been accepted for inclusion in The rP ospector by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UTEP. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CAREER ISSUE VOL. 103, NO. 4 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Embarking on new possibilities NEWS Career Expo returns to UTEP. pg. 4 ENTERTAINMENT Students make careers off lmmaking. pg. 11 SPORTS UTEP graduate assistants return to their alma mater. pg. 13 AYLIN CARDOZA/ BIOMEDICAL CONCENTRATION/JUNIOR GABY VELASQUEZ / THE PROSPECTOR PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OPINION ADRIAN BROADDUS , 747-7477 Social media is the next job resume Being a journalist sucks, but it’s what I want BY ADRIAN BROADDUS Then comes the seemingly easy solu- BY CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ and edit video on the fly, be a social rate story, complete with video and The Prospector tion to this—“when I’m ready to start media guru, be able to work with photos, two hours later? That’s just my career or get a job, I’ll just delete all The Prospector Imagine years mass amounts of data, memorize stupid. It’s even more stupid when the bad posts.” Sure, this notion might The pay is from now, a job this giant dictionary of rules called you remember that a journalist’s work in some areas where they might crap and we employer looks the AP Stylebook—these are all job is to inform the public. not dig as deep, but in other job places, are increas- into a person’s things that are routinely expected Granted, most of these problems trained professionals will know how ingly expected social media to do more and of us. aren’t because of the profession. account, takes to do their research on the people that And of course we can’t expect to Most of these issues are because apply for jobs. They can simply stalk a more, to finish how many fol- be hired as professional photogra- journalism is, in essence, for the person’s friends, whom they’ve tagged work faster and lowers they phers on top of all this because the public good, and capitalism does in photos, and search for any unsuit- faster, with less have, reviews industry can’t afford actual photog- not thrive in those environments. able posts. Specifically, on Twitter, a mistakes and all their posts in raphers, but we’re expected to be Our profession is trying to stop job employer may request an archive more context. great detail and The hours just that good! people from being screwed over, uses that to influence whether or not list of all Tweets sent out by the person suck. Your whole life is literally We can’t be wrong, otherwise, so money is sparse, to say the least. they will be hired. throughout the duration of their being bound by other people and what- we’re “fake news,” we can’t be The internet requires that publica- Wake up because that narrative is on social media. ever newsworthy things they do. right, otherwise we’re “shaping tions do more with less. a reality today. According to Career I guess the only solution, in that I’m just a student journalist and I the narrative.” So maybe I shouldn’t say journal- Builder, almost 60 percent of em- case, is to delete an account to prevent can’t tell you how many road trips Honestly, sometimes it feels like ism sucks, but being a journalist ployers use social media accounts any hiring managers finding anything I missed or terrible decisions I the only thing we can do is get in- right now does. Of course, most of to research potential job candidates. that could go against their beliefs. couldn’t make because I was busy sulted. Every paper is either a lib- us know this. I don’t know anyone Moreover, a fourth of all employers In journalism, social media becomes working. The idea of a regular eral shill or a right-wing Nazi. I’ve who thinks they’ll get rich with a have been found to fire or reprimand one of the greatest tools to send out schedule is laughable. I don’t know talked to good honest people who journalism degree. employees who posted online con- news, photos or any multimedia com- what I’ll be doing by the end of to- are convinced I’m getting a degree But the fact that I wouldn’t want tent that was insensitive or against the ponent. Similarly, I’ve seen my friends in world domination. to do anything else sucks the most. company’s guidelines. and cohorts who have an unfiltered day, and god forbid I make plans Seriously, what other job requires Seriously, why couldn’t I love engi- Isn’t it scary how a simple post Twitter or Instagram having to make a for Friday. someone to go to an event with neering or web development? that has little meaning could affect separate professional accounts. The expectations suck too. Be a professional photographer, be a zero knowledge of what it’s about a job status or even cost a person’s To me, that’s like being a robot on Follow Christian Vasquez on Twitter @chrismvasq job? Indeed to the millennial genera- social media. It takes the significance professional writer, be able to take and expects them to write an accu- tion, who prides themselves on viral of having a profile away and replaces it videos on Twitter, getting hundreds with a censored feed of bland updates. of likes on Instagram and acquiring There is a simple compromise on thousands of followers on their social both ends—be smart with social media accounts, this might be outside media! No one needs to prove that of their mindset when posting a pic- they go out and party to the world ture of themselves out drinking with of Instagram, and similarly, no one their friends. needs to know what you do on the Privacy is out the window when weekends. Instead of tweeting “Don- it comes to posting on social media. ald Trump can suck it,” why not get Although there are various settings to off your keyboard and participate in make social media accounts private to real-life activities? only their friends, there are many ways Because at the end of the day, 20 or to still get in trouble. 30 years down the line, if we all have For example, one of my friends lost our social media accounts still intact, her spot as an officer in an organiza- services like Facebook, Instagram or tion when the advisor found a picture Twitter are nothing but a lengthy year- of her holding a drink in her profile book on a person’s life. Similarly to an WH AT DO YOU THINK? picture while she was still underage. actual yearbook, a person wouldn’t Bottom line, if you post something, want an embarrassing photo or imma- no matter how many privacy settings ture response to pop up down the line. that are out there, it won’t be hard for someone to find the post. Follow Adrian Broaddus on Twitter @adrian_broaddus AVNLEXA SER I / the PROSPECTOR last week’s poll results: Does UTEP have a parking problem? @UTEP_Prospector UTEP Prospector WHAT DO YOU THINK? This week’s poll question: What do you think is UTEP’s biggest problem as a university? UTEP_Prospector The Prospector Daily answer at theprospectordaily.com SPEAK YOUR MIND STAFF VOL. 103, NO. 4 Submit a letter to the editor! Editor-in-Chief:Adrian Broaddus Ad Account Executives: Aaron Ramirez- Letters will be edited for clarity and brevity. Letters over 250 words are subject to editing to fit available space. Please include full Web Editor: Christian Vasquez Guzman, Peter Carrillo Layout Manager: Alejandra Gonzalez Ad Layout Manager: Jacobo De La Rosa name, street address and telephone number and e-mail address, plus major, classification and/or title if applicable. Copy Editor: Leslie Sariñana Ad Designers: Vanessa Guevara, Address and phone number will be used for verification only. Sports Editor: Jeremy Carranco Administrative Secretary: Marcela Luna Entertainment Editor: Eddie Velazquez Accounting Specialist: Isabel Castillo Write to 105 E. Union, e-mail [email protected], call 747-7477 or fax to 747-8031. Photo Editor: Gaby Velasquez Asst. Director-Advertising: Multimedia Editor: Rene Delgadillo Veronica Gonzalez Staff Reporters: Mike Flores, Grecia Student Publications Director: The Prospector is published by the Student Media and Publications Board, 105 Union East, 500 W. University Ave. El Paso, Texas, 79968. Sanchez, Claudia V. Flores, Elenie Kathleen Flores The Prospector appears in print once per week on Tuesdays during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. The newspaper is not Gonzalez, Daniel Mendez printed during holidays and when classes are not in session. The Prospector does provide news online at www.theprospectordaily.com. 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