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 remarkable and revolutionary changes. With the creation of Internet and digital technology, all the media had to accept and develop a new multiplatform broadcasting. Since then new formats never stopped to appear, stimulating a never-ending development.

As the CEO and editor-in-chief of Business Insider, Henry Blodget points out, such new challenges set a new rhythm for journalists,