Investigative journalism

Social media has taken control over lives of millennials. It has changed how millennials views of social media platform. If you are like myself, and are active on social medias’ like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, you must know what Snapchat is. Nowadays, everyone has some sort of smartphone, but if you are too young to have a phone you have an Ipod, Ipad, etc to connect to the media outlets like Snapchat. Souza e Silva talks about how having a location-based application can affect how you use…

The main focus that early mass communication research has commonly looked into is what impacts media can implicate onto an audience. But as explored by Blumler (1974) through flipping the focus of study onto audience uses of media rather than media effects it has allowed a different study to be explored, which is set as the uses and gratifications research. As discussed by Rubin (1986), uses and gratification research looks into the media audience’s uses and the needs of certain media, as well…

Misconduct in News Media News media has evolved for almost thirty-five years because of Internet usage, leaving a great milestone in world history; now advanced in technology, social media has pulled itself in the world of news media, giving a window to viewers to read and reflect on news media without even knowing it. However, according to Tim Graham, social media has been put in a harsh spot because of the inaccuracy of sources within stories. In Paul Farhi’s “Why Everyone (It Seems) Hates the…

Research findings: Curation journalism at Kompas.com Differences between international networks and Kompas.com as an Indonesian online media According to my observation towards some news publications on online media, there is a new trend in storytelling structure. The structure is arguably a major challenge to traditional news storytelling styles, since the media now include audiences as a part of news producer by embedding their social media comments within the story. Today, public’s activities…

Preserving the integrity of journalism in today’s society is crucial to maintaining a well-informed and properly educated populous. This quality of journalism has been sullied in the past by personal bias and opinions that are reinforced by false or misinformed articles. The latest threat to this integrity manifests in the form of a lack of research. Throughout history, American news media has evolved and changed parallel to American society. As technology advanced, information became more…

Compared to previous times when the main intermediaries used to spread information were letters or mouths, the proliferation of social media has accelerated the spread of information dramatically and has enhanced the efficiency of the society noticeably. Although the increased exposure causes a short-term backlash in the communities such as the people who are blackmailed for money, covering the topic of the people who are blackmailed for money frequently in the media and discussing the idea…

As said by Al Franken the award winning American comedian “The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They 're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.” A strong media bias can be proven in the United States through, viewer distribution and viewers trust in different media sources, journalist ideologies, and issues focused on by the media. Biased meaning that the media reports on certain stories and events that favor their…

Brett Richards Mrs.McErlean Modern Literature 10/20/16 Media: Biased, Truthful, Impactful? Over the years the media has played a big part in a ton of things. Whether it was the news or an internet report the media has always had an effect on the situation. A question often asked is “Was the media biased, can we trust the media,and lastly what impact does the media really have on society and it’s people? The media and reporters are always faced with this question. People often have different…

Hey Em! There is a point to your piece. It’s sort of like a memoir about a trip. It shows your experiences and talks about your feelings. Those are valuable in memoirs. People appreciated when you open up to them. I would include some stories though. Maybe a conversation you have had with someone local. You were talking about cultural differences and that’s another point your memoir or memory (memoir is really a collection of memories) has. The way I see one has to explore a lot as a writer to…

I am Zipo Mangaliso, a recent BA Hons Journalism graduate from Staffordshire University applying for the Media and Communication intern role at Kick It Out. As a passionate football follower from a young age I have been aware of the work of Kick It Out and the importance of promoting equality in football. I am an individual who truly knows the impact sport; in particularly football can play in removing discrimination and prejudice in society. I come from South Africa a country deep-rooted in…