In recent years, traditional media such as TV, newspapers, and magazines have been having been facing a problem. They have began competing with the internet. The internet offers all types of news media from blog sites and newspapers with their own sites. With these changes in journalism, consumers and news organizations are finding ways to adapt. Many newspapers and news stations have websites that offer the same information and sometimes even more.
One thing I will discuss is citizen journalism. This refers to a form of journalism that lets everyday people put out information on the web in the same manner as journalists. In there work they also include things like photos and videos. As citizen journalist, there are still rules. For example, according to Reuters Handbook of Internet Reporting, they are required to still include sources.
Here is a list with some citizen journalism sites: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=List_of_citizen_journalism_websites
As for the shift from traditional media to internet news, it can be for better or worse. The great about getting news off the web is its connivence. People are able to find out what's going on whenever they want to. It also great because it allows just about anyone to inform others. Another benefit is that the news can reach many people compared to traditional media. The disadvantages of this would be losing some followers. Many older followers may find it difficult to go on to a newspaper website compared to the simplicity of just reading a paper. Another disadvantage would be the credibility. Especially for blogers, they could hear something and just run with it. With traditional media everyone is required to do extensive researching.
What will journalism be like in 10 years? I honestly believe that there will still be forms of traditional media. Even with the many newspaper closings, there will always be people that prefer gaining their information through newspapers and television. So with that there will always be a niche to fill.
For More Information check out these sites:
http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php/Reporting_from_the_internet
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=List_of_citizen_journalism_websites
http://www.ourblook.com/The-Media/The-Future-of-Journalism.html
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http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/mojodojo/files/2009/02/futurejourno_tagcloud.jpg
1 comments:
Your post was good, I like how you said, "Many older followers may find it difficult to go on to a newspaper website compared to the simplicity of just reading a paper." That is true, just because the majority of people can go online it doesnt mean everyone can. There still exists people out there who don't own a computer. So how are they supposed to keep up with everything when they can't read about it! (And one of your pictures didn't show up)
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