The Importance Of Community Newspaper Websites

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.

News organizations that report on stories in a fair, balanced and ethical manner are essential to the functionality of this nation. A citizen’s ability to make well-informed decisions hinges on a news organization’s ability to relay the most accurate information regarding the state of the nation, the changing condition of communities, and adjustments in the government. Journalism is no longer a one-sided conversation. Journalism is an interactive process that allows for readers and viewers to create a dialogue with journalists by utilizing mediums such as social networking sites and comment sections. Audiences have a say in what stories get reported and how news stories are presented to the masses. When news organizations fail to cover all

In his essay “But Enough about You” Brian Williams addresses a very interesting issue about the user- generated media and the Mainstream media in today's society. He believes that the ideal American culture has changed because people are only concerned about themselves. Nowadays people are more interested to watch news if the implied message involves them or if it's good enough to tell someone else. Williams explains how all the new devices, the web, video and the digital cable fill a perceived people need. Therefore, many people are not interesting in reading newspaper or watching news in which it leads the Media to lose viewers. He emphasizes that the audiences that follows the news report are dropped, but the media still work hard to gathering

The discourse community of broadcast journalists is a broad community, but can be narrowed down to smaller groups. As a discourse community journalist come in as novices, but carry the opportunity to ascend in their profession, to become an anchor for a national news network. The fundamental goal of journalists is to educate the public with events that take place daily, both domestically and internationally. With this fundamental goal at hand, news networks run astray, to where they begin to host biased opinions, with means to draw in a certain audience. These biases are presented by the networks reflect a political bias, religious bias, and social bias that can impact the facts of the story

Please see the attached portfolio. In order to supplement this hands-on experience, I recently completed a five-week journalism class titled “JRN 101: Digital and Media Literacy” at Ashford University online, using my personal resources. This course is designed to teach students to critically examine the impact of digital media and mediated messages on their everyday lives. I have also completed the online Public Affairs training modules offered by the Air Force on the Advanced Distributed Learning Services website.

Indeed, one of the instruments developed by Freedom House in order to spread its mission is the’s press freedom index, which has not changed practically at all since its creation in 1980. Due to this methodological continuity for over three decades, this index is amply used and quoted within and outside academia (Becker et al., 2007; Holtz-Bacha, 2004; Behmer, 2011). During the analyzed period 2010-2014, the questionnaire suffered minor, but significant changes: as of 2011, the word “bloggers” was introduced in some of the questions, together with professional journalists. The instructions for answering another question indicate that the respondent should “consider written, audio visual and internet media”. Freedom House included the latter in the measurement as a response to criticism of its exclusive focus on traditional media and disregard of digital media (Burgess, 2010).

Arguing that modern journalism is merging with the entertainment and online realms, James Fallows, in “Learning to Love the New Media,” compares and contrasts today’s modern press with the media of years past. The media’s role, Fallows believes, has always been to inform the public of information without sole concern for profit; however, due to industry deregulation and the advent of the Internet, journalists are increasingly writing stories targeted for public desire rather than for civic service. According to some, this shift in journalistic intention is causing American news to present fewer viable solutions to real-world problems and has ultimately made it less objective. Fallows, considering the past, highlights how historical

Abstract: Burton Speakman’s research focuses on how community functions in the digital sphere. The study of community grows in importance online as media transitions from being less vertical (mass) to more horizontal (person to person) delivery of information with the expectation of interaction and increased public influence due to social media and sharing technology.

The written word,now a weapon, is now digitized and feed through media. “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon.” (Bradbury 58). Not only have books become a media revolution so has social interaction. Social media allows for connections formerly unheard. “The problem, they say, is that we spend so much time maintaining superficial connections online that we aren’t dedicating enough time or effort to cultivating deeper real-life relationships.”(WSJ). This avenue of socialization allows for discretion of the true life and person of the poster. “And even worse, the human condition is beginning to devolve. We have become addicted to the vanity of social media unable to expose our lives to the world.”(Green). This media based socialization can overtake the lives of many. “When you add it all up, the average American spends more than 10 hours a day plugged into some form of media.”(Synder). Making the human race even more technology

The central tenet of several community media studies are journalists who are closer to their community and have a more intimate relationship with those they cover than those who work for metropolitan publications (Byerly, 1961; Kennedy, 1974; Lauterer, 2006; Reader, 2012a). Of course, not every small publication is close to its community, and this also does not mean that a reporter from a larger regional publication cannot be close to his or her community (Reader, 2012a). Additionally, it seems challenges exist for journalists in having an intimate relationship with residents in a much larger city (Reader, 2012a). In smaller communities, it is thought that close relationship comes from frequent interaction with

One central idea in this text was the decline in the number of people who read the newspaper. Finley states “The biggest decline occurred between October 2008 and March 2009, when the average sales declined 7.1 percent from the same time period a year earlier.” This statement shows how the numbers declined. Most people that are using the internet to get news do not understand how most of the information is not based on facts like the newspapers are. Newspaper base their information on the important and historical stuff that happens in the world, but the internet base their information on entertainment that attracts more teenage views. Most journalist try to attract the views of teenagers, but newspapers try not to focus on entertainment as much as the internet.

In almost every aspect of politics, digital media plays a major role. Most people go online to read headlines and see what’s happening in the world. From providing articles on political topics to allowing the possibility of furthering campaigns by micro targeting, digital media helps people gain a better understanding of the political world around them. Also, digital media allows for the spread of information from various sources, allowing for people to form well-informed opinions. Digital media is easily accessible and always available making it convenient for all people. It also allows for politically express themselves, making them feel more involved in politics. Citizen journalism is news that is reported and distributed by citizens. It is an extremely important benefit that digital media offers. Citizen journalism has proved to be extremely important through the role in Arab Springs and more recently on the Dakota Access Pipeline. With access to sites such as mobile phones, YouTube, Facebook Live, citizens can report incidents with ease. While other sources of media for various reasons (including profits) might overlook or not show two sides to a story, citizen journalism allows that to happen. (WTP,

This research has been conducted due to the fact that some researchers have claimed that “journalism is dying” whilst others have argued that “journalism is not dying but is simply evolving” (Blatchford: 2014). This has been a much contested debate triggered by the decline of news circulation from traditional news sources i.e. newspapers, television and radio together with the technological advances of the internet and social media (Cub Reporters: 2010). This has raised many questions and firstly, this dissertation will assess whether the rise of social media has led to the decline of news circulation from traditional news sources. Secondly, this paper will look at what the advantages and disadvantages of using social media as a news distributor are for professional journalists and the general public. Lastly, this study aims to investigate

The internet and social networking sites have given traditional media outlets an audience beyond their once limited geographies.  For example, take the Boston Globe.

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