Romel Lherisson
Intro to Journalism
Page One (2011)
Journalism is defined by Merriam-Webster as “an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium”. What this definition fails to mention is the cultural definition of “journalism”. Journalism may be defined by some as the profession of providing the truth to the general public. This idea of truth expressed in various different mediums has been around for centuries and can be seen as the way we advance and mature as a society. The idea that knowledge is power can be seen as a cornerstone of journalism. However, in the past few years, the basic exchange of such knowledge has been threatened on a global scale. The film “Page One”(2011) is directed …show more content…
Factual information is needed to convince the reader that this product and the paper as a whole can be and should be trusted. ““This is what our journalism must be after—a practical or functional form of truth. It is not truth in the absolute or philosophical sense. It is not the truth of a chemical equation. Journalism can—and must—pursue the truths by which we can operate on a day-to-day basis. ” [2]. We of course expect our journalist to carry the same values of truth as we do our doctors, lawyers and elected officials. The quest for truth can be difficult and sometimes a one-way street if it involves working with the same people you are writing about. In a scene in the later half of the movie, David Carr attempts to gather a statement from the Tribune Company, which is the same company he is writing negatively about. At one point in this conversation, he is describing alleged comments that compare the company to a “Frat House”. Between research and conversation, David Carr managed to bring the closet form of the truth to general public, which is the purpose of a …show more content…
There was once a time where newspapers were virtually given away and the advertising made up for the loss. As the decade turned, newspaper sales steadily declined, as people opted to read their news online, including the New York Times. This introduced the concept of a pay wall. A pay wall is subscription-based service for news. This concept, which is common practice now, was seen as problematic and almost as a slap into the face of readers who were accustomed to consuming their news for free. There is a scene in the movie where it is explained that companies no longer can afford to send their writers along with the President because there is no money in reporting on it anymore. To pay wall to some degree helped enchance the profits of the New York Times, which is at the end of the day a company. According to Fortune.com, the New York Times has recently managed to attain 1 million subscribers to their service, which is a testament to their ability to adapt to the future. It is expressed in chapter one that having “journalist for the future”. It is the job of these publications to work and provide content in all ways it can, to reach all types of audiences while still managing to provide truthful and understandable
Intro to Journalism
Page One (2011)
Journalism is defined by Merriam-Webster as “an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium”. What this definition fails to mention is the cultural definition of “journalism”. Journalism may be defined by some as the profession of providing the truth to the general public. This idea of truth expressed in various different mediums has been around for centuries and can be seen as the way we advance and mature as a society. The idea that knowledge is power can be seen as a cornerstone of journalism. However, in the past few years, the basic exchange of such knowledge has been threatened on a global scale. The film “Page One”(2011) is directed …show more content…
Factual information is needed to convince the reader that this product and the paper as a whole can be and should be trusted. ““This is what our journalism must be after—a practical or functional form of truth. It is not truth in the absolute or philosophical sense. It is not the truth of a chemical equation. Journalism can—and must—pursue the truths by which we can operate on a day-to-day basis. ” [2]. We of course expect our journalist to carry the same values of truth as we do our doctors, lawyers and elected officials. The quest for truth can be difficult and sometimes a one-way street if it involves working with the same people you are writing about. In a scene in the later half of the movie, David Carr attempts to gather a statement from the Tribune Company, which is the same company he is writing negatively about. At one point in this conversation, he is describing alleged comments that compare the company to a “Frat House”. Between research and conversation, David Carr managed to bring the closet form of the truth to general public, which is the purpose of a …show more content…
There was once a time where newspapers were virtually given away and the advertising made up for the loss. As the decade turned, newspaper sales steadily declined, as people opted to read their news online, including the New York Times. This introduced the concept of a pay wall. A pay wall is subscription-based service for news. This concept, which is common practice now, was seen as problematic and almost as a slap into the face of readers who were accustomed to consuming their news for free. There is a scene in the movie where it is explained that companies no longer can afford to send their writers along with the President because there is no money in reporting on it anymore. To pay wall to some degree helped enchance the profits of the New York Times, which is at the end of the day a company. According to Fortune.com, the New York Times has recently managed to attain 1 million subscribers to their service, which is a testament to their ability to adapt to the future. It is expressed in chapter one that having “journalist for the future”. It is the job of these publications to work and provide content in all ways it can, to reach all types of audiences while still managing to provide truthful and understandable