First of Many

Welcome! First time blogger here.  My name is Matt Rego, I’m a native Portlander and a Freshman at the University of Oregon. Although I’m a little nervous to write this first post, all apprehension aside, I’m totally thrilled! I mean after all, this is the biggest audience I’ve ever been given the privilege to speak to. Since I’ve never been required to do anything quite like blogging before, I figure I’ve got nothing to lose!

Pulling from the little information I know about the blogosphere, I’ve concluded that it offers every writer a chance to develop opinions and connect with others through networks online. I’m eager to try my hand at blogging and contribute to the Internet community.

Since I’m new to the blogging scene, I’ve decided to set a few general goals and guidelines on my “crash course” post. Primarily, I want to provide an interesting and entertaining enough perspective to keep you all awake and listening! Hopefully, I can intrigue most of you enough to return each week to read my posts and leave some comments. That being said, here we go!

Over the next few months, I will be blogging for Professor Tiffany Derville’s Journalism 201 Mass Media and Society Class. Each week I will post a new blog chiefly focusing on the impact of media on society, and its effects on the public. I hope to offer some insight into current issues on a national and global scale and the manner in which the media works around them. My aspiration is to spark discussions on real issues that impact people everyday. What better time to blog than during one of the most historical United States Presidential Elections in history?

So let’s give you a little bit of what to expect. My blogs will be filled with opinion. I love to express my thoughts and views, and trust me my blogs will lack neither! I’m going to come clean right from the beginning. I’m a proud liberal. Growing up in the heart of Portland, Oregon, it’s hard to be anything but! No offense, if you’re a Republican with high blood pressure, this may not be the place for you.

And now you know what to expect in my future blogs. Don’t hesitate to leave a comment on any post or share your reaction. I’m looking forward to reading your feedback, so be sure to offer up your views!