you'd think they'd want us to always be taking extra time to be very thorough with all our stories, but there's two reasons the #JOU3980 approach lives on:
1. The fascinating effects of the internet on readers' attention span and demand for new information NOW
2. Some stories just aren't that deep

see the funny thing about being in two high-level journalism classes this semester is just how different they are

#JOU4970 is all about taking months to go down every little tangent and rabbit hole to get the most in-depth story possible. But #JOU3980 is about writing as many stories as possible