platforms‚ such as Blogger and Tumblr‚ now allow the general public to actively participate in journalism. This essay will argue that blogging is transforming modern journalism into a field that has a strong society-based focus‚ similar to that of traditional 18th century journalism. Firstly‚ I will outline the nature of 18th century journalism and establish the significance of blogging within modern journalism. A discussion on the varying backgrounds of those who participate in journalistic activity
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The Influence of Yellow Journalism There were many aspects that contributed to the Spanish American War. Those aspects ranged from economic struggles‚ to the race to Asia. One of the most important contributions to the Spanish American War was Yellow Journalism. Yellow Journalism is the type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers (“Dictionary.com”). In other words‚ Yellow Journalism was exaggerated journalism that writers used to attract more readers
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Parachute journalism is an often derogatory term used to describe the practice of thrusting journalists into an area to report on a story about which the reporter has little knowledge or experience. The lack of knowledge and tight deadlines often result in inaccurate or distorted news reports‚ especially during breaking news. As opposed to expert foreign correspondents who might live in the locale‚ news organizations will sometimes send (metaphorically by "parachute") either general assignment
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Digital Journalism Final Exam Study Guide I) DIGITAL MEDIA • TRIAL Framework: • Technologies : tools and associated processes that are used to create meaning in media text • ex) camera‚ computer‚ microphone‚ internet‚ software • Representations : constructions of people‚ place‚ events‚ ideas‚ and emotions that are applied to create meaning in media texts • ex) people’s stereotypes of different types of people‚ how media represents people‚ places‚and every other things Institutions : the organizations
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played a huge part in making investigative reporting fixed in American journalism and has been spreading around the world largely because of it. I can’t help but feel like the future of investigative reporting is still at risk forty years since Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein wrote their first stories about the break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington’s Watergate office building. Investigative journalism died down during the two world wars‚ the Great Depression‚ and the
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Journalism exam Possible questions Section 1 (9 questions): Week 2 1. Define the news: * “anything you can find out today that you didn’t know before” * “new or interesting information” * “anything that makes the reader say gee whiz” * “news is information people need to make sound decisions” 2. What does the news do? * Satisfy our needs and problems * Communicate with each other and get to know who our friends and enemies are. 3. What is media
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Some might argue that citizen journalism maybe inaccurate because untrained people are publishing news very quickly and usually without an editor‚ which makes their news not authentic and reliable enough. They believe that amateur bloggers can’t decide what actually “news“is and what is not and that they are affecting business negatively. Others claim that although it’s not "professional" enough it does communicate news and has an important impact. Moreover‚ they believe that it’s a normal growth
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Yellow Journalism Complete the graphic organizer using the information from Site 1. Headlines Pulitzer and Hearst agreed that the key to selling a newspaper was an attention-grabbing emotional headline. At Site 2‚ click on Headline Gallery and look at the headlines from actual newspapers in 1898. Notice the word choices in the headlines. 1. List the words you see that appeal to people’s emotions: -vengeance‚ victory‚ slaughter‚ war‚ destroyed‚ enemy‚ conviction‚ criminals‚ death‚ perpetrator‚ outrage
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Functions of Journalism In early 1999‚ Gourav Jaswal conducted a session on the functions of journalism for the editorial team of Chip magazine. These are the raw notes I made during that class. Functions of journalism: Inform Interpret Mold opinion Enable decision making Agent of change Entertain Writing: Reader Interest Accuracy Objectivity Credibility Readability Significance Clarity Personality Cause the reader to: Stop Be interested Think
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Hazards and danger are common in careers such as construction‚ firefighting and law enforcement. However‚ if the question "Name the most dangerous careers" was asked on Family Feud‚ Journalism most likely would not be found on the survey list. When contemplating a career as a journalist‚ one probably does not initially consider the risks that they may encounter. "As recently as last week the media has been filled with coverage regarding the injuries sustained by news anchor Bob Woodruff and
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