I see critiques of Odyssey quite often, whether it be the criticism of the content or criticism of the contributing writers. One critique that I remember well was a tweet of someone saying something along the lines of "we all know a dumb girl who thinks she's changing the face of journalism by writing about college majors as pizza toppings."

While I don't always love or agree with the content that is posted on Odyssey, I don't think that it's a complete joke. For many, Odyssey can be the first website to publish one's content, as well as share it for hundreds, possibly thousands to see. I find that I like writing on Odyssey, even though I am published in other places, because it gives me a place to imperfectly, yet in a mostly polished way. There's not a lot of pressure and having a deadline each and every week compels me to write something, which is always better than nothing.

While writing on Odyssey is something that I am proud of, I don't think I'm changing the world of journalism. Most of my articles on here are not journalistic in the slightest, but that doesn't mean that they aren't good or that they don't have potential. Even though I wouldn't consider my work to be journalistic, I think that Odyssey allows writers to write about things that are timely and important to them, which to a certain extent is journalistic. Is all of the writing posted on Odyssey journalistic? No, but it doesn't have to be and for the most part, it really wasn't intended to be.

Odyssey exists so that college students can share their voices, opinions, thoughts, and worlds with other people. Even though it may not a literary magazine or a newspaper, it still can be a good experience for those who just want to write (myself included). I am not changing the realm of journalism, but my writing is still important, even if it's only important to me.