Journalism genres

Citizen Journalism is a Risky Business Citizen journalism and the social media has been a growing concern since the arrival of the internet. Today media officials along with the public are apprehensive about the risks that citizens take to provide stories and photos during dangerous situations. The citizen and freelance journalists are placing their lives at risk. Citizen journalism is a risky business, on the other hand without it the mainstream news would not obtain the amount of information…

tweets which include news content, the posts of comments and UGC are all related to citizen journalism. Such kind of contents generated by citizens can be included in mainstream media coverage (Kurtz, 2003), assisted by reliable verification procedures that are used to…

According to the social process I think I need the most improvement are respect others participants, “Give the benefit of the doubt to sources but demand better behavior from those who violate your trust.” (Gastil, John, 2008 p.52) Theses media outlets gives us strength and weakness how a person perceive a story as viewers we have been entertained by media outlets when we seeing strong picture images and stories to helped us shape our views. An example, is print media are viewed as visual…

to become a journalism major because business seemed too rigid too. The moment I signed off on the major declaration form, anxiety swept over me and I questioned whether I made the right decision. Would I be able to support my family with this job? Would I be able to have a family? Would I be able to afford the house of my dreams and fulfill all my responsibilities? These were some of the hundreds of questions running through my mind at the time. But as one of my first real journalism classes in…

Introduction It is a huge relevance in today’s world and surrounding how media affects all of us. Media cultivates the perception of our mind and the way how we view things because it is heavily congested with a biasness by one spectrum of perspective. The targeted community that is seen in the media are usually the vulnerable and diverse groups. This can come from a spectrum of different people such as different race, different religion, disable people, indigenous community and the LGBT…

Target Audience: The target audience for the Meaghan Paige fashion app would be women 18 to 35 years old who reside within the Philadelphia or surrounding suburban areas that are interested in fashion and design. As well as fashion forward women whose everyday life consist of chic, stylish, and casual wear to fit their ever changing moods. Our audience consists of women who want fast and easy piece clothing that they can transition from day to night with ease. In addition, women who want great…

I. Introduction The advancements of new media have contributed to the explosive use of social media by journalist (Hermida 2011; Messner, Linke, and Eford 2011; Newman 2009). Gulyas (2013) demonstrated that the vast majority (96%) of the journalists responded to his research among 4 countries (Finland, German, Sweden and the UK) used social media for their work. Besides, the 1440-minute news-cycle created by social media significantly impacts journalistic practices in terms of newsgathering and…

a place where their decisions, actions and motivations are most likely to be featured.”(Cushion, 2015) The reason these “political actors” are under the spotlight frequently is due to the their impact on the peoples every day lives and futures. Journalism influences the publics opinion of political leaders by reporting poll numbers, the journalist may verbally announce their personal opinions or on social media which could cause their followers opinions to sway. Journalist also reports…

In the past couple of years there have been an increase in users of social media. There is more and more people that join social media everyday. Social media has evolved into a wide array of sites and apps that enable users to interact with others by sharing or viewing photos, videos, restaurant or hotel reviews, blogs, and news articles (Global issues in context online collection par6). Social media allows people to express their own opinion about certain topics, and also interact with other…

Mass media are a form of communication that reaches the masses whether it be written, displayed, or broadcasted. Types of mass media include television, the Internet, newspapers, and the radio to name a few. Mass media plays a vital role in our democratic society, it influences the beliefs, perspectives, and decisions of the audience targeted. Sociologist considers the mass media representation and creation of culture otherwise known as mediated culture (Dean, 2010). We live in a society today…