b) Para 9 Are there ‘new kinds of journalist’ online? If so, how so?
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I feel that there are new kinds of journalists online, in the sense that, it is the journalists from the well known papers such as the independent, the guardian and the times. These, more trusted, journalists have had to change the way they construct their news because it will not only be on the material of paper but also on the world wide web. This new media effect has changed the journalists themselves. I also believe that someone cannot be a journalist without a qualification, such as a degree. Because with an educated view on current events it is possible to see past the obvious (sometimes mirage) and into the real. It is all well and good for people to be expressing news online but, because they do not have to stick to the restraints of an editor or controller, they are giving a more opinionated view on the news they are discussing. I am doing it now on this very blog, giving my own opinion on another person opinion (that is not news).
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I feel that there are new kinds of journalists online, in the sense that, it is the journalists from the well known papers such as the independent, the guardian and the times. These, more trusted, journalists have had to change the way they construct their news because it will not only be on the material of paper but also on the world wide web. This new media effect has changed the journalists themselves. I also believe that someone cannot be a journalist without a qualification, such as a degree. Because with an educated view on current events it is possible to see past the obvious (sometimes mirage) and into the real. It is all well and good for people to be expressing news online but, because they do not have to stick to the restraints of an editor or controller, they are giving a more opinionated view on the news they are discussing. I am doing it now on this very blog, giving my own opinion on another person opinion (that is not news).
Aha! So News only counts if it is digested and spat out by an editor first? Why? Surely that is the whole point - Ownership of information is a big issues. Why do editors get to decide what is news?
ReplyDeleteits difficult to define an event or as you say what is news. certain people will see certain topics of news as more important and therefore this is where the editor will come into the equation with the power to mediate what news will be delivered to the masses. this is where i fell short with my answer because its not always mainstream news that is the most imporatant. and the power of everyone owning news means that there is more news created and distributed.
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