Journalism school

extent has changed the way journalists do their tasks. Today, formats and techniques in online journalism work are very diverse and still developing. There are some trends brought up by the practitioners such as interactive multimedia, live blogging reports and digital newspapers. Amongst these new media practices, there is one journalistic format that is known in journalism studies as ‘curation journalism’. The term curation is usually connected to the activities in collecting or exhibiting…

Chomsky’s propaganda model highlights the inherent conflict of interest between the powerful - namely government and major financial institutions - and the general population with corporately structured news media. His theory frames private media not as a reputable outlet of quality information, but rather as a conglomeration of profit-seeking organizations that align their story production with the interests of the political and economic elites; this occurs at the expense of the regular public,…

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…

Humans crave information, which is why the media is heavily depended upon. Without the media, news would travel at a much slower rate, leaving the community clueless as to what is going on in the world .What is media? These are conscious to reach large audience by mass communication, it can be both print media or broadcast media. Even though the media plays a big role in the development of any community, its fairness in reporting news has remained controversial. The issue of unfairness in media…

Each and every day we are bombarded with viewpoints from mass media with the sole purpose of influencing, informing, and shaping our every decision and belief systems. My question would be, what are we doing as a people in being inquisitive and finding transparency in the claims of our government and corporations? The applications of this question are universal and in our society it applies to a wide array of issues. This question deals with a spectrum of issues that range from the wars abroad…

higher ratings. The Smart case is extraordinary because Elizabeth’s parents gave consent to the media to release details about Elizabeth and even permission to interview her after her return. Seeking the truth is an important value to uphold in journalism; however, moral values need to be held on a higher pedestal to protect victim’s…

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…

This paper will deliberate the two theories of agenda-setting and framing. Although these theories are related, they are different in how they explain certain concepts in communication within media and society. Agenda-setting is a theory that says that more frequently covered topics in news and media result in the belief from the audience that these topics are more important . The framing theory refers to how audience’s thoughts on issues are shaped directly in relation to how media and news…

The significance of mass media for human life cannot be overestimated. This is true because beyond the physical requirements of food and shelter everyone needs communication, entertainment and information. And it's mainly mass media that can satisfy all these requirements at the same time. Mass media is usually considered as the main source of entertainment and news. Even entertainment carries news and information in form of story or satire; they also carry messages of persuasion and messages…

As much as one romanticizes objectivity and telling facts without bias, it it impossible to hold objectivity a standard because bias is an inherent trait. Each newspaper has a bias, and each writer has their own upbringing and events which affect their writing. Janet Malcolm’s “The Journalist and the Murderer” helps to exemplify this through Joe McGinniss’s reporting and Malcolm’s take on his reporting. Both Malcolm and McGinniss pursue truth, but are unable to portray it in an objective manner.…