Journalist

Rash Blogger VS Serious Journalist in the Battle of Happiness The achievement of happiness is a widely discussed and desirable topic. There are many people, those who feel unhappy, that engage in the pursuit of happiness. Since is this pursuit for happiness exists, many search for the answers online only to run into many self-help articles on the topic. Authors like blogger Debbie Hampton and journalist Jenny Santi are two to contribute to the pursuit, publishing articles that demonstrate…

Smith spoke at a panel at Ryerson University that discussed how gender shapes careers in Canadian newsrooms. She drew examples from her novel, Outsiders Still: Why Women Journalists - Love and leave - Their Newspaper Careers, that she published earlier this year. “I started research in…

bloggers and journalists, there have been many people who advocate for the term “citizen journalists” to be used when referring to bloggers. In a sense, that sounds reasonable since bloggers now hold a solid influence over the attention that certain events or issues gets. In his article, Deckers argues that bloggers are very similar to traditional journalists and therefore, should have the same rights and protection. There should be, however, a distinction between bloggers and journalists.…

Social media has created a new wave of journalists that utilize digital platforms as the basis for their articles as news travels at a rapid pace online. However, online journalists clash with the journalists who choose to work in a traditional manner as social media allows anyone with an opinion to partake in journalism. Journalists who use sources from social media in their stories, such as Twitter, face backlash from their sources and readers if journalists do not properly respect the privacy…

how people should rethink journalists’ ethical responsibilities to their readers and to one another by rhetorically analyzing two articles. The article, “Is All of Twitter Fair Game for Journalists?” by Amanda Hess, focuses on the author’s point of view in whether journalists should be allowed to consent to use information from people’s Twitter profiles. “Digital Media Ethics,” by Stephen J. A Ward is mainly focused on the ethics journalists are expected to have. Journalists should be aware of…

toughest challenges of any journalist. Support sentences - Journalists have big impact to people’s points of view. - Many individuals, organizations use money, fortunes to “buy” journalists. - A lot of journalists end up being imprisoned for bribery. - Example: In 2015, Anthony France, a journalist at the Sun, one of Britain’s best-selling newspapers, was convicted of bribing public officials for stories and he received 18-month prison sentence. Concluding sentence - A journalist must always…

Minimise harm Journalists should be sensitive when they have to deal with children or any inexperienced sources or subjects. In addition to, they should show compassion when they have to deal with interviews or photographs of those affected by the tragedy. They should recognise that when they have to gather information even to report, this may cause harm to the person. They should bear in mind that pursuit news is not a license of arrogance. Journalists should recognise that private people can…

connects with how online or citizen journalism are viewed in a lower status by big news companies because of their unprofessionalism on reporting news and thus creating tensions among citizen and professional journalists. (O’Sullivan & Heinonen, 2008). It is a risk to be a citizen journalist because professionals might view ‘everyday people’ as low value people. Nevertheless, it could also be an opportunity for citizens to prove professionals wrong. Roberts & Steiner has said that citizen…

Clare Boothe Luce, an American journalist and politician, prepares her audience of Women’s National Press Club journalists for a speech filled with criticism and suggestions. Luce’s introduction is used in order to show her audience their faults and to prepare them for what she is about to say. Luce lists things that are expected of the journalists in order to encourage them to think about what they are expected to do. Stating suggestions of what her audience should report, such as…

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…