Blogging And Social Media Are Challenging Conventional Ideas About News

In today's society there's a new update on how journalism is delivered and written. Through the power of the cyber world new context is being uploaded and videos are being uploaded to video websites such as YouTube. Three authors express their thoughts about this modern-day problem in a traditional way, via textbook. They discuss how social media websites deliver messages that are not very accurate and informative. These messages usually target certain groups to create a community of its own.

Thesis: Dissemination of news through social media allows for rapid distribution and incredible accessibility, but can lead to decreased understanding, stifled discussion, and even the propagation of fake news stories.

In “Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media,” James Fallows studies the use of social media, opposed to the archaic news of print and television, as a journalism tool. Over the past two decades, the general public’s intake of news has changed drastically. The headline newspapers severed a major decline in audience, but the Internet held a new location to store a “more market-minded, profit driven journalism.”

This example from social media displays two social media posts from the United States about the same subject with different headlines. This shows how technology has impacted the way people interpret the news because with social media people and companies are able to share their perspective on a subject, which presents different version and interpretations of the news across the nation. To conclude, technology has impacted the way people interpret the news by sharing multiple different versions of the news across the nation, as shown by the difference between the radio and social

He compares the basic form of spreading news, which is through newspaper, to user-generated content, such as social media platforms. With the invention of new, advanced technology comes new ways to deliver and spread information. He pins these two together, new vs. old, stating that user-generated content is replacing the articles created by professional correspondents. He states that some people believe user-generated content is unreliable because of the insight, speculation, and propaganda that are thrown into the mix. Yet Goodman insists that while social media is here to stay, the good-old-fashioned newspapers are just as useful. He declares that there is simply nothing wrong with the discovery of fresher platforms to inform readers. By viewing both opposing sides of the argument, Goodman shows his audience his open-mindedness and ability to give his readers a chance to make their own choice. Despite allowing his audience to choose their stance, he proves his solution

Whether we realize it or not we see journalism almost everyday in our lives. Journalism can be found in abundance on television, newspapers, magazines, and even on our beloved social media applications. So what is journalism exactly? The textbook definition defines journalism as “ The collection and editing of news for presentation through the media” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). In journalism there are many categories that articles may fall in when they are published in media, some of the most common categories that are seen the most are objective reports, editorial opinion, and entertainment/sports. When comparing and contrasting the categories that are used, we see that there are more similarities than differences in such things as the tone, style, and the intendant purpose of these articles. In the objective reporting style  article “ Social Media and Fake News In The 2016 Election”, written by American authors Hunt Allcott and Matthew Gentzkow. Alcott and Gentzkow suggest through a extremely informative tone, that the outcome of the of the 2016 presidential election was significantly influenced by the “influx of fake news” in the media (211).

When it comes to journalism, citizen journalism is not any different from what democracy is when it comes to politics and civic life. It allows for the active participation of the citizens in news gathering and reporting. The advancements that have taken place in the field of technology have enabled people to gain an opportunity to become producers of content that they used to be consumers of in the past through the mainstream media. Today, everyone has an opportunity to become a citizen journalist (Allan and Einar 76). There is an array of social media platforms and accounts whose key role is to disseminate information to the public, especially in cases where individuals may feel that conventional journalism would want to shield the public from some information.

For this paper, I have selected two news articles from outlets that are viewed primarily through social media.  Both articles cover the Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, and the two outlets are known to reside at opposite ends of the political spectrum.  These articles were likely to have been viewed millions of times through Facebook, and were likely interpreted to be fact by readers, despite both organizations offering narratives different than broadcasters such as NBC.

Citizen journalism is defined as any news content, such as articles, videos etc. created by amateurs. Traditional and citizen journalism are often contrasted to each other, however it is important to note the similarities alongside the differences. Because of the growing popularity of citizen journalism due to new technologies such as social media websites, it is essential to weigh the risks and opportunities to truly see how citizen journalism is affecting the world. It is vital to assess citizen journalism and its benefits of collaboration and pluralising voices, alongside the risks of inauthenticity, bias and causing an erosion in the quality of news, in order to fully understand its impacts.

Joan Cornell notes that the Internet democratizes the journalism which was in the hand of the few people (2003). The Internet makes the public access to information; at the same time, it creates the public to be journalists, opening blogs to put something new around on the Internet. Many news websites like The Guardian, the Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC allows some personification. The journalism nowadays is facing challenges not only from media and technology convergence, but also from audience they serve (Bowman and Willis 2003). For example, in MSNBC’s my MSN part, one can post news by yourself. While the audience are participating in the process of journalism with the aid of the Internet, it cannot be neglected by mainstream media.

To get a deeper insight into this issue, this paper will take on a few cultural aspects of journalism that has changed with the advent of technology. While there are many areas, this paper will specifically focus on two areas, namely, citizen journalism and changes that have occurred in the tone and style of news presentation. These two aspects were chosen because they are two of the most evident changes that have happened since people started using the Internet. These aspects have changed the way people consume and deliver news, thereby bringing about a new culture in journalism and this is why they are discussed in great detail in this paper.

time, social media sites could become as important as search engines as a driver of traffic and revenue. The issues and conclusions are framed within a wider debate about the importance of these developments to the changing shape of mainstream media organisations, to levels of civic engagement, debates about quality, trust and accuracy, and to discussions about the practice and future of journalism itself. KEYWORDS: social media; social networks; blogs; user generated content; online; newspapers; broadcasting; future journalism; Facebook; Twitter

Dynamics of contemporary news industry is complex and challenged as almost all aspects of gathering, producing, delivery and reception is changing (BBC 2015b; Franklin 2014). Any technological changes occurring in an era will affect the publics it served (Pavlik 2000). Technology has always affected journalism since its beginning. The use of telegram and then telephone besides other inventions as part of news processes are examples of previous journalistic adaptation of technologies into its practice. Similar to other earlier forms of technology that have altered journalism in the past, the arrival of the Internet and the technologies it carry has further enhanced contemporary journalism.

In this paper, I will discuss how social media and web 2.0 change the way news is gathered, reported

In this era, the popularity of citizen journalism has spread throughout all over the world. As a matter of fact, more and more people are starting to take benefit of content publishers. This can be seen in Television news, such as winter snow photos, traffic accidents or local sporting events. However, it leaves a question, what exactly is news anyway? What do you need to be a citizen journalist? What is its impact on today's fast-paced society? Basically, a lot of people think this is a great thing and it can be a good tool for promoting interaction between the media community and the community. There are pros and cons of citizen journalism, we need to face this issue critically and dialectically (Techopedia, 2017). On the one hand, citizen journalism has some benefits that professional journalism can not provide. Firstly, comparing with professional journalism, citizen journalism provides a wider range of news and fills the gaps in mainstream media. The main body of the dissemination of citizen journalism is ordinary citizens rather than professional journalists or professional media. People can through the Facebook, microblog,Twitter to publish news which happened around their life. Delicacy, beautiful scenery, sports events, entertainments, political commentary can be seen in Weibo, Twitter, Facebook and so on. Secondly, citizen journalism could stimulate the interest of audience. Most audiences enjoy reading