Citizen journalism

atrocities and made them into ideas and stereotypes to insert whimsically into popular shows (such as Family Guy and Criminal Minds) and other mass media, ready to be consumed and to further distort the mindset of society. The new addition of citizen journalism also…

Film Reaction Paper: The Newsroom In 2012, creator Aaron Sorkin’s television series The Newsroom aired on HBO cable network. Actor Jeff Daniels portrays Will McAvoy, News Night’s anchor and managing editor, with impeccable style and realism. The newscast McAvoy and his staff produces is notorious for being soft news (Dominick 2013) but that is about to change. The pilot episode begins at a forum at Northwestern University. McAvoy consistently avoids questions of political party allegiance and…

The entire realm of news is undergoing major organizational shifts, whether influenced by economic changes, new digital platforms or an audience that is demographically younger and more diverse. The move online is a key reason there is a growing public distrust of news media sources (Abdulla, 2002). Free access, along with the sudden influx of bloggers and social media users, has inundated the internet with information – some more reliable and verifiable than others. The 2016 presidential…

many journalism ethics is for news companies to inform the audience with news and point out the problems that are occurring in society. Although, many people may say that hard news does not bring profit that is false. For many decades the people were interested in hard news and were informed on real news but the news has changed it’s focus on soft news and the profits. As a result, the news companies have become less trustworthy due to the fact that they focus on profits rather than journalism…

Attempting to uphold the gates There remain a number of journalists who are against the use of UGC. Many journalists believe that the allowing UGC of any form devalues the brand of the publication (Singer & Ashman, 2009). The journalists are wary of any potential influence UGC might have on what professional journalists write (Singer & Ashman, 2009). This is because the journalists feel a sense of responsibility for upholding standards through gate-keeping and believe that since amateurs do not…

role in it, John Sides stated, “it varies over time and appears to depend on the most salient events. For example, Donald Trump’s worst weeks may have come in November 2015, around the time he suggested the need for a national database of Muslim citizens and also mocked a disabled New York…

Current News Assignment When considering the current issues of multiculturalism in Europe, repercussions of the Syrian Refugee Crisis jump to mind, or perhaps Muslim migration to Europe in general. However, an understanding which focuses solely on Muslim migrants does an extreme disservice to the discussion of European multiculturalism as a whole and the developing definition of what it means to be European. The recent and drastic increase of Muslim migration to Europe has, however, aided in…

more appropriate for assessments in non-democratic countries than for understanding the subtle problems of democracies, often related to the media ownership structure, media’s dependence on advertising, self-censorship, and the scant presence of citizen voices. The instruments examined reduce freedom of expression to its negative dimension: freedom from government interference, ignoring positive freedom that is the universal right to free speech. Key words:…

Similarly, Bonner and Faludi accuse our country's media of being corrupt after the attack on September 11th. Both writers state in the beginnings of their works the weakness of the media and United States citizens. This weakness is not described as a weakness that contributed to the attack, but instead a weakness of how we interpreted life in the aftermath. Bonner and Faludi both argue people are too quick to believe anything and everything the media shares publicly. “After the attacks,…

Spin doctors are unavoidable and even necessary Media have always been one of the main communication channels between the politicians and the public. And with the arrival of social media, the role of the media has become even more important. For politicians, it has become increasingly important to make a good appearance in the media. They are more aware of the importance to communicate their messages properly and in order to do so they often make use of spin doctors. A good image will help…