Journalist

Everyone has the right to privacy. However, if it is done without the other party’s knowledge, does it count as invading one’s privacy? The ethics of journalists using hidden cameras to report people smugglers comes back around to whether the usage is necessary and if it is morally right. I agree to the use of hidden cameras to a certain extent. People smugglers consists of both groups and individuals who assist others to illegally enter a country at a high price through irregular methods—both…

Regulations Will Prevent Journalists from Obstructing Justice Magazines, newspapers, and several online sources help the average U.S. citizen stay current with what is happening in the world. Journalists (which includes paparazzi and reporters) will go out of their way to get America the information they need, all while being protected by the First Amendment. Americans can hear about government scandals, celebrity trends, and global issues from articles these journalists produce. But the…

It is also favorable for a journalist to be naturally curious and interested in news and current event. Most assignments will be done alone but it is important to be able to work well both alone and with a team. Job duties could include finishing a writing assignment in a short amount…

For our media literacy project, we decided to focus on social media and its impact on journalism. Social media plays a huge part in modern society, and it has affected many things; be it positive or negative. For journalists it has also had good and bad outcomes. Journalists have had to adapt to our changing culture by understanding the value social media has in regards to today’s news. Social media has changed many aspects of journalism. Now, for the consumer, sharing news has become more…

changed print media. In fact, American media companies continue to take solid steps forward by merging diverse media outlets such as newspapers, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting with online journalism (Huang, et al., 2006). Successful journalists must be a jack of all trades in order to succeed in the competitive world of broadcast journalism. The days of merely standing in front of a camera operator with mike in hand are numbered. Broadcast journalism has converged with the…

Gate-keeping and community Community media outlets make a gate-keeping decision each time a determination is made whether or not to publish UGC either online or in print. Media gatekeeping relates to the decisions made by journalists about what to publish, without consideration of why those decisions were made (Bass, 1969; White, 1997; Shoemaker & Vos, 2009). However, community media have traditionally made the decision to publish UGC, at least in print (Byerly, 1961; Lauterer, 2006). Community…

carefully choreographed to attract the attention of the electronic media and the international press. Terrorism is aimed at the people watching, not at the actual victims.” This makes the coverage of such attacks a pressing concern for modern day journalists. Focusing on past and present attacks around the globe, this essay will break down the specific legal and ethical issues that reporters would…

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…

Van Der Haak, 2012). Furthermore, the development of digital technologies have lead to convergence of media outlets, integrating multimedia; thus, the journalists themselves…

variety of job opportunities in many different fields which some that do not even involve communication. Although this major gives me a lot of options, the future career I wish to pursue is to become a journalist. Other titles for this job are called reporters, newswomen/newsman, and columnist. Journalists work in many different settings depending on what they are reporting on and present their information as news to the audiences of newspapers, magazines, radio, television stations, or the…