Journalism

BuzzFeed: Can We Consider it Professional Journalism? News practices and values have shifted dramatically since the rise of online media. Following this phenomenon, there is the quick development of what we now know as citizen journalism. This allows the general public to share news instantly without being a professional journalist. However, the term has created many debates in this field as it there is a fine line between being a professional and being a citizen. The added aspect of online…

for NewBeauty magazine, specifically its online version, which is published by SANDOW. I worked eight-hour days, four days a week, for eight weeks, and was provided with many real-world experiences that helped broaden my understanding of magazine journalism—a subject I am very passionate about. Although my internship was focused on editorial matters, I had the opportunity to work in an array of areas, providing me with a truly well-rounded experience that will not only help me during my time at…

The article, Discovering the News: A Social History of American Newspapers by Michael Schudson argues that journalism has changed due to changes in society. For instance, in the 1820’s newspapers consisted of only business and politics. The newspapers required subscriptions, only the wealthy could afford. “Objectivity” was not a journalist’s key focus, but rather to be factual. The ideal changed after World War 1. According to Schudson, “Objectivity is a peculiar demand to make of institutions……

affects the world today. Fallows discusses media’s change over time, the dying art of journalism, and how citizens of today must “[face] the inevitability of the shift to infotainment.” According to Fallows, the new media is difficult to understand, because of how contradictory it is. Although citizens complain about the lack of “real” information, it is infotainment that people truly want to read about. Journalism is also a shifting environment due to its competitive nature. Likewise, when…

The work of a journalist is known as the 4th power, the first 3 being the legislative, executive and judicial powers. This means that society needs journalism to be democratic. This also means that journalists are supposed to facilitate and promote democracy. The free press is one of the best tools to combat corruption. One example is the Pentagon papers. In the 1970s the Washington Post fought a battle…

“A media revolution is transforming, fundamentally and irrevocably, the nature of journalism and its ethics. The means to publish is now in the hands of the citizens, while the Internet encourages new forms of journalism that are interactive and immediate” (Ward). With media ethics constantly evolving and new forms of media popping up everywhere, it can be difficult to make decisions regarding what is right and what is wrong in the realm of media. This is why I believe that it is important to…

Twitter has become the largest source of news breaking media and the firsthand information for the journalists, in the conventional media. The rise of the social media such as twitter has raised fears among the journalists. As a professional practice of journalists is brought to disappear; means in recent years of dire predictions about the decline of the profession. As such, the role of the journalist is essential. His profession is changing profoundly, which does not mean it will disappear. It…

“There were three rules for reporters: ‘Accuracy, accuracy and accuracy.” - Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911) Introduction Media shares stories, records history and projects reality. Therefore, Journalists have been provided with a certain code of ethics that would inform people rather than inflame them to create chaos. To inform, educate and to entertain have always been the three basic functions of media. This paper puts forward a case where a Hasidic Weekly newspaper named Der Tzeitung, based in…

the world. But, as the year progress the mortals abused the capability of these machines. One of the problems is how they report news and how they edit stuff to create news and spread rumors. Can news reporters be fully trusted? The history of journalism is when the development of transmitting news change dramatically. The first newspaper was published in 17th century, then entering 18th century was magazines, following it with television and radio on 20th century and…

communication. The essay will discuss the media and journalism become the mediator in intercultural communication, the positive and negative influence of media on intercultural communication and what kind of principles and suggestions should journalism take to become a better mediator in this part. The second part is new media and intercultural communication. In this part, the essay will talk about the relationship between new media and journalism, new media and the globalization, the…