Young people are increasingly told to pursue careers in actually lucrative fields (read: not writing). Despite this, publications and online media outlets for college students are flourishing — and perhaps without enough scrutiny. As one of my favorite millennial writers, Lily Herman, put it, “young people don’t need more platforms — they need more editors.”Continue reading “Millennial Media’s Mishaps”
Author Archives: Gwendolyn Wu
Thoughts on Drawing Inspiration
At a recent job interview, I was thrown a curveball of a question: “Who are your favorite nonfiction and fiction writers?” Now, I’m a journalist by trade and a student by early mornings and nights. My limited free time is usually spent reading Refinery29’s Money Diaries, New York Times Magazine articles, Columbia Journalism Review profiles,Continue reading “Thoughts on Drawing Inspiration”
Writing 151B
Coming into the Professional Writing Minor’s Editing Track, I was sure that this was going to be a breeze. I’ve been the top editor at The Bottom Line, one of UCSB’s student-run newspapers, for the last two years, in the process shepherding the paper to its first-ever national award. I knew how to edit. IContinue reading “Writing 151B”
Please, Just Hit F7
Unedited writing horrifies me. Not because it’s typically really bad, but because it shows a lack of care for the work people put out there. It goes along with my thoughts on millennial media — people are more in need of good editors than they are of places to write. For mediums where there areContinue reading “Please, Just Hit F7”
Design
The Love in Food
During a car ride back to my hometown, my driver asked me what I planned to do with a degree in history and sociology. “Journalism,” I said. “I like writing.” “Oh? So you mean like, Yelp reviews?” I swore a glance passed between him and his girlfriend, who was riding shotgun. “Uh, yeah, I doContinue reading “The Love in Food”
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