Brisbane Events, Brisbane Blogs and Brisbane Journalism: Right now! Live blogging

I dread the day I am asked to live blog, I really do. Live blogging might just be one of the most daunting tasks in the world of journalism. When you are live blogging an event the pressure could not be higher. In a lecture earlier this semester Susan said "The deadline is 'now' and every second after now is late" and I cannot think of a thing that scares me more. I also recently read "Are you an adrenaline junky? No I’m a journalist" a blog post by a fellow journalism student about live blogging. Edwina really seems to take to the idea saying that she hates it while it's happening but loves it once it's over and I completely understand what she means. I am somewhat of an adrenaline junky and I can definitely see the thrill and the merit in the pressure of the pump. Working under such restricted circumstances, racing against the clock, it makes your heart race and I can see why some people love that pressure. I am not one of those people. 

Me? I like to keep my adrenaline and my writing separate. I like to spend time thinking about what to write, editing my words as I write them, and milling over what I have written. There is, of course, no time for this in a live blog. 
 
I'm assured by lecturers, tutors and industry professionals that live blogging isn't all bad. People aren't so critical of our accuracy. You are given a bit of a grace period in which to fix your mistakes as long as they aren't too defamatory. This just isn't enough for me. Thanks for the grace period but I'll take low-stress and right first time over the intensity of live blogging any day. 

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't at least mildly freaking out though. You see all I have to go on when building my picture of what "real" journalism looks like are the anecdotes and lectures given by lecturers and industry professionals and they all seem to involve some level of live or high-pressure blogging or filing. What if they isn't what I want to do? Is that okay? Will I ever get a job? 

Don't get me wrong, I am expecting stress and pressure. Stress and pressure are fine, stress and pressure produce productivity but where's the fun in it all being over so quickly. 

In the mean time I'm choose plummeting towards the Earth at 200km/hr over live blogging a press conference any day.