...Changing Journalism in the Digital Age Media convergence plays a vital role in the evolution of mass communication and occurs when established technology merge to create new technologies that offer new methods of communication. Reporting the news has drastically changed with media convergence and the internet. In 1998, Dr. Augustine Fou stated the following about this subject: The Internet not only enables but also necessitates the convergence of media types, revenue models, and technologies. In the not-too-distant future, individuals around the world will be able to get information, products, and services from anywhere, at any time, and in any way. This observation by Dr. Fou came true in a major way! With new technologies, such as smart phones, laptops, and other tablets, accessibility to news and media is as easy as it’s ever been. By simply typing a word or phrase into a browser or search engine, any capable person has access to any and every web article, image, and place that the search word appears. This can be a bit overwhelming at times, so a number of online companies have created a main website where the consumer can view content or links of its collective magazines, news articles, etc. A more specific example is the CNN website providing access to more in-depth information branching from its cable news segments (Fou, 1998). The manner in which news is gathered and distributed is the latest and most important change the Internet has introduced...
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...Changing Journalism in the Digital Age Changing Journalism in the Digital Age The evolution of mass communication has seen a change in the way the world receives news and information. With the advent of the Internet and converging media, journalists can bring information to a wider spectrum of audiences through newer methods of communication. New technologies and the increasing rise of social media both as a mean of communication have enabled information to be shared in real-time around the world. In return, this allows people who normally never read a newspaper, to become aware of the journalist’s articles by people they are connected with through social media sites and various means of web browsing. Journalists are increasingly connected to their audiences in comparison to the past days of the printing press. What was normally a newspaper delivered to the front doorstep carrying news that occurred from the previous day, journalism has become mainstream. Journalists at first thought the Internet was to become the demise of the traditional newspaper and therefore eliminate the need for news reporting. However the case, these journalists have discovered that by converging with social media, they can reach a larger spectrum of audiences with their articles and publications. In doing so, the audience are becoming aware of current events as they happen from a local and global standpoint. A journalist can be on the scene of a political event or any...
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...Consider the extent to which, across different markets, newspapers are experiencing ‘crisis’, and the nature of that crisis. Should this also be seen as a crisis for journalism and democracy more broadly? Evolving from announcement bulletins in ancient Rome to partisan papers in early nineteenth century and to the neutral papers in mid 1980s with a circulation of 62.5 million (NAA, 2009), newspaper bred journalism and upheld public sphere. However, recent decades witnessed large job cutting and numerous shutting down in newspaper industry. It remains debatable that whether the shockwave would spread to the entire journalism as a profession and to democracy which newspapers have always claimed to serve. This essay is going argue that the crisis confronted by newspapers does not necessarily entail a declining of journalism since democracy is carried out in a multidimensional way in new media environment. This essay will firstly look at the manifestation of the crisis confronted by newspaper industry in recent decades, the structural change it brought, and the nature of the crisis. After that, this essay would look at how the crisis encountered by the industry transformed journalistic practices and argues that journalism still has the capacity to carry out its civil function. Newspapers industry have been experiencing the decline of market share and revenue margin since the late twentieth century across markets such as U.S., UK, European, and Australia. (Beecher, 2005; Carson...
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...internet, hence other motives are involved in the decreasing circulation of this way of information that has been so important to the construction of the world as it is. This essay examines the factors that are leading to the lessening of newspapers, and suggests what journalists can do to avoid it. The lessening of newspapers circulation is leading to a decrease in publicity investment on them, what is leading to the end of some newspapers companies, since advertising in the major source of profit in a newspaper. According to Philip Meyer, in the year of 2000 advertising accounted for 82 percent of newspaper revenue … and circulation was the other 18” (37). And according to the 2011’s Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, while the ad revenue for print newspaper decreased badly from 2003 to last year, the ad revenue for online newspapers is substantially increasing. In 2003, the ad revenue for print newspaper was of 44,939 millions of dollars, while the ad revenue for online newspapers was of $ 1,216 million. This number experienced some growth until 2007, but in 2011, the ad revenue from print newspapers was of 20,692 millions of dollars, less than the half of the revenue from 2003. The online newspapers had an ad revenue of $ 3,249...
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...Changing traditional reporting line through social media: A case of blogging or social networking Business Communication Assignment ‐ Submitted By Surya Kant (14PGP048) Somal Kant (14PGP043) Section-A PGP 2014-16 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SECTION-1 SECTION- 2 SECTION-3 How Social media is replacing Reporting Results Consequences Page-3 Page-5 Page-7 Page-8 INTRODUCTION “Social Media” is a group of Internet‐based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations which allows the creation and exchange of user‐generated content. As of June 2010, 22% of time spent online (or one in every four and a half minutes) is spent using social media and blog sites worldwide (“Social Networks/Blogs Now Account for One in Every Four and a Half Minutes Online,” 2010). The global a verage time spent per person on social media sites is now nearly five and a half hours per month.Popular social media include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, and Tumblr. Facebook is a social network service launched in February 2004. As of January 2014 it has more than 800 million active users (Nicholas Caris on, 2014). Accordingto Mashable.com:Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The company develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real‐world social connections. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact...
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...JOURNALISM ASSIGNMENT MICHAELA THOOLSI STUDENT NUMBER: 13020684 BAG 1 10 MARCH 2015 MYRON NAICKER CONTENTS: Essay Question Page 1 – 4 Reference List Page 5 QUESTION ONE: In today’s fast growing economy, technology has prominently advanced thereby compelling media to develop a sense of convergence when it comes to broadcasting news to the nation. In this essay I will firstly be discussing what is journalism, followed by the description of news is. Secondly I will show how news reporting has advanced from its traditional ways to a new and modernised method that allows people to be more involved with the news, and thirdly I will show how the internet and other phenomena such as social media has influenced news production and content through the use of examples. Journalism refers to the works of writing that informs...
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... A uthors: Deb Halpern Wenger University of Mississippi 129 Farley Hall University, MS 38677 drwenger@olemiss.edu Lynn C. Owens Department of Communications Peace College Kristine Trever School of Mass Communications Point Park University H E L P W A NT E D 2010: An examination of new media skills required by top U.S. news companies Debora W enger, L ynn C . Owens, K ristine T rever Determining the skills needed for employment and success in the journalism profession has never been more important. In a period of severe economic stress, journalism companies continue to hire staff, but at much reduced levels and amid vast layoffs, particularly within the print industry. Against this backdrop, this paper explores the impact of technological and economic change on the hiring practices of American news media organizations. A content analysis was conducted over a period of three months in 2008 and 2009 for all the employment opportunities posted by the top ten newspaper and broadcast journalism companies in the United States. Each year, more than 700 postings were coded to determine the most desirable skills and attributes for job candidates and the amount of emphasis placed on multimedia expertise. The study also relied on interviews with recruiters for these companies who share their own views on what makes a desirable job candidate and reflect on some of the study’s findings. The paper argues that these job postings reflect an entire industry in transition...
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...The Media in Canadian Politics 1956 words Media has always been a center of interest of different political intellectuals in Canada. They always tend to use media as a powerful platform to convey their message to the all the stakeholders of Canadian politics. Common people, on the other hand, also use media to transmit their concerns and feedback to their political representatives. Be it the print media, broadcast media or social media, they have always played a significant role in Canadian politics. We have seen the active role of media in the longest election campaign of Canada in recent federal elections. Media influence Canadian politics by serving as an intermediary between the government and the common people, by acting as a public representative, and by shaping people’s perception of the political environment around them. As a common carrier of information for both government and common people, media plays a significant role in Canadian politics. The important part of this role of media is that most of the media act independently to provide unbiased information for both government and common people. This, however, is not always the case. We will discuss biased part of media later in this essay. As an intermediary between government and common people, media reports the news, helps determine the critical issues to be discussed, and enables the transparency in the political structure. Reporting the news is most basic and essential function of media. Common people and...
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...Journalism Today Journalism is a complex profession that has been evolving trough decades, changing its role and emphasis. If in the beginning of the XX century print media were the only source for current events, news and information. The press entities were in a constant struggle one with the other in order to gain readers and increase sales. If we look at the history of journalism we can see that in the middle of the past century the radio has become an important source of information. Some giants of the industry, like CBS, invented a standard news format that later one has been accommodated for TV broadcasting. Radio was a particular kind of revolution for the journalism due to the easiness of updating and providing the information. And in the times of World War II it was one of the more popular sources, because it permitted a long-distance broadcasting. Though, the era of radio was relatively short because of the television that first appeared in the 1930 and was rapidly gaining accessibility and popularity. Apart from the same possibility of quick story updates in comparison with a slow newspapers turnover, the television offered one important feature that has never existed before – visibility. This source of information altered the whole concept of journalism and remains significant until today. However, our dynamic and quickly altering reality created new opportunities and obliged journalism to adapt. In the last two-three decades this field has experienced...
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...Our current media industry is in a state of flux. We are continuously changing in so many different ways that impact our everyday lives, from the way we can now download articles whenever we want, to skipping through television commercials from your remote. Our traditional media platforms have progressively become unfashionable, as technological advances continue to change consumers’ preferred access mediums. Such developments have equipped consumers with the ability to create and distribute their own content, which surfaces the threat of the so-called “citizen journalists” to today’s professionals. To compete in such obscurity, trained professionals are investing in multi-skilling, adding to their repertoire to avoid pigeonholing their careers. * Modern day professionals are faced with a plethora of unprecedented challenges, and must constantly evolve and adapt to succeed and excel in a highly competitive media industry. This essay will discuss three of the major problems I, as an aspiring sports journalist, will face as a professional. It will delve into firstly why these issues are important, and what skills and personal characteristics are needed to effectively respond to such challenges. straining today’s professionals with a plethora of unprecedented challenges. In large part, it comes down to 21st century technological developments, like the smart phones for example; as they have completely changed the way we interact with the media. In large part, technological developments...
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...USA Today: Case Analysis 1Research and update the case information as much as possible with current research, and then conduct a comprehensive SWOT analysis for USA Today. Since its 1982 debut, the American newspaper USA Today has had a major impact on the North American Newspaper industry. It has been an immensely successful experiment, a trend - setting hybrid of print and television journalism which in less than 10 years was able to boast a daily readership of 6.6 million. With its effective use of bright colors, high – quality photo reproduction, innovative graphic design, and brief stories, Gannet Co. the parent company of USA Today established the newspaper in its quest to appeal to a new generation of readers who are predominantly young and middle aged achievement-oriented students, professionals and managerial personnel who were heavy newspaper readers and frequent travelers. Weaned on television, this new generation is increasingly attuned to images rather than words and, because of a busier lifestyle, has less time to read than earlier generations of newspaper readers. USA Today has made huge gains by tailoring its product to this market segment. At the same time, it has influenced the form and content of a host of other North American newspapers. The most notable examples are Wall Street Journal and New York Times. USA Today has become one of the leading sources for news in the nation. It has established its credibility and validity as a reliable and resourceful...
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...theories, governmental policies and previously conducted research, it is clear that the impact of media platform consolidation and convergence is an ever relevant factor in the changing face of our perceptions of technology and the distribution of media content. In order to adapt to the ever-shifting scopes of media, one must be readily adaptable and compliant when it comes to distinguishing new aspects of digital technologies in this age of redefine. No longer do we live in a society with definite mediums and platforms for the distribution of media content. The way we as humans obtain entertainment, news and information is too changing with the initiation of new multi-faceted technologies. However, researchers and members of society argue whether the consolidation of vehicles for media consumption is beneficial for society as a whole. As the pace of lives for many citizens becomes ever more rapid, consumers of media technology expect to intake incredible amounts of content in a dwindling amount of time, which has pressured the media industry to transform from traditional measures of transference. Researchers Dr. Frederic Gundelsweiler and Dr. Christian Filk attribute this societal demand for instantaneous consumption and its consequences in their article, Future Media Platforms for Convergence Journalisms. “When we examine the traditional media of mass communication, we recognize that they are faced with a hard challenge created by new content standards. The standards are characterized...
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...Record of Submission & Plagiarism DeclarationThis assignment is my own work and the sources of information and material I have used (including internet resources) have been identified and acknowledged as required in the referencing guidelines provided. My work may be referred to the JISC / Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Service for checking. The Faculty reserves the right to request an electronic copy of any work where unfair practice is suspected. This assignment, or any part of this assignment, has not been submitted for any other module at the University of Glamorgan unless specifically allowed by the module leader. | First Name…Charlotte…………………………… | | Surname……Brownhill…………………………… | | Date of Birth………22/09/1993………………………. | | I have read, understood and accept the University policies on plagiarism and I hereby certify that this submission is my own work and is consistent with the policies of the University.Signed: …………C.L.Brownhill………………………….. | ------------------------------------------------- Completing the form below confirms that you have read and agreed with the above statement Assignment Cover Sheet All pages of this form must be submitted together with the completed assignment by no later than 4:00 pm on the specified submission date. SECTION A | RECORD OF SUBMISSION | To be Completed by Student Only | | | 1 | Student ID: | 13022296 | | | | | If this is a group assignment, please provide the student numbers of all group...
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...Statement Of Purpose Being an administrator of my own life since a very early stage I took the firm decision of being a Journalist right before my higher secondary education based on the qualities and interest I had developed in the field of literary, cultural and creative activities. I have always been a very passionate student of Journalism who believes in planning every step to her dream of being a successful Journalist with extreme caution and practicality. I left my first footprints into the professional world by attaining training for a duration of 1 and a half years as a Dance Probationer specializing in dance forms like jazz , funk , hip-hop , modern and ballet from The Dancerworx Performing Arts Academy. Under the guidance of its artistic Director , Mr. Ashley Lobo , Broadway trained professionals like Amith Kumar , Ballet professional Master Gabor and Modern instructor Johannes Bonig I not just evolved as a contemporary dancer but also learnt the proficiency of adapting self into continuously changing and competitive environment where everyday a new talented dancer became a part of the cut-throat competition. While I understood the significance of showing immense commitment to the organisation I belonged to, I also came in parallel to the need of constantly working hard without giving in to the pressure of immense competition and the ruthless need to prove one’s efficiency on a daily basis. While I thoroughly enjoyed my skilful dance training I alongside began...
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...any topic of interest. The journalists, publishers, television newscasters, and anyone else reporting information to the public should be guided by an internal moral compass that steers them towards the truth. This is to say that their first and foremost commitment needs to be to the reporting the truth from reliable sources (Principles of journalism, 2015). Getting the story out there first should be secondary to the truth and not so much as a main concern but it often is for struggling or rookie journalists. “Scooping” the other reporter helps to get their name out there and become more prominently known while building their reputation. This can sometimes cloud their judgment and reporting skills and allow erroneous information to get by them and become part of their report. Ethically responsible reporting A journalist who acts responsibly is acting in the best interest of the general public. They will research their topic and verify that their sources are credible. The journalist will verify both confidential and publicly known sources to ensure their information is accurate and they are who they say are (Principles of journalism, 2015). There a lot of people in today’s social media driven society that draw personal satisfaction from reporting false information and pretending to me someone they are not by hiding behind their keyboard. The ethically responsible journalist will verify the sources and confirm or seek proof of all information even from a credible source...
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