One thing that really stuck out for me was at the beginning of the Chapter 7 in The New Journalist about who a journalist really is. I think it stuck out because it's something that I think about a lot. If anyone can post whatever they want online , what is considered journalism in today's modern world?
Think about it. Wikipedia. Anyone can go onto it and add whatever they would like to the site and BAM! You have information on whatever topic you are interested in. What kind of information is that? Seriously. If you can post whatever you want without any reliable sources, what kind of journalism is that? This would be the reason why when we write papers, we aren’t allowed to use Wikipedia. I have to admit, though, it’s funny to read information that makes absolutely no sense on there. :P
(Honestly, I'm half asleep right now typing this, but I think what I'm saying is kind of making sense....)
Before I end this little post, I want to point out that the ten elements for good journalism struck my interest. I think this is a good thing to follow when looking at or writing a news article. The first two, “Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth” and “It’s first loyalty is to its citizens” are both important. Journalism should speak and reveal the truth for its citizens and readers. In my high school, our newspaper was named The Veritas, which translated to The Truth. We based our paper on truth and facts and won awards at journalism conferences for our good journalism and our well-written stories. This is what journalism should be based on, not on phony false information on these kind of sites going around.
This is a bad post on my part. I’m not happy with the outcome of it. I thought it would be better and I wish I had more time to post it. Well, enjoy!
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