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    said that literature is news that stays news. For me, literature is the very essence of the enduring power of any great work of art. In journalism industry, it plays an important and fundamental role in news reporting and communication. I deem literature is the art that use language as a media, depicting information about humanity and ways of living. Journalism, flourished by news that is constantly changing around this globe, is an ultra-competitive modern media market that needs versatile, multimedia

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    If I had to predict the future of journalism in Canada, I would probably say that it will be characterized by diversity of voices, high competition, professionalism, and versatility. Canada is one of the most liberal and democratic countries when it comes to mass media and press, so I would assume this trend will persist. Among positive trends in Canadian journalism, I would single out diversity, interactivity, and professionalism. Diversity. The biggest media outlets in Canada are not censored by

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    managed by the journalism staff, and each staff has different roles. Reporters There were a lot of interesting articles on The Huffington Post, under a section named The Death of Newspapers. The headlines of the included newspaper articles caught my attention—they were called “Here’s How The Way We Read Newspapers Has Changed”, “Bad News for Newspapers”, and “Twitter Is the 21st Century Newspaper”. Based on their titles, it can be assured that technology has shaped the journalism industry in the

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    situations with the BBC, Sky News, and newspapers such as The Sun and the Daily Mail. In truth, pretty much every news outlet on the planet shows a certain degree of bias and non-objectivity. Objectivity is the main ethos of journalism, being one of the first things a journalism student is taught. It gives journalists a set of rules to report news accurately and without bias in favour of a particular party. Though certain aspects of this can differ should you be a columnist or feature writer, this

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    Propaganda- Propaganda regards truth and reality. It is deceptive, purposely less than honest, biased, devoid of a sense of fairness. It attempts to manipulate someone’s ideas, actions and attitudes. Propaganda can be used in journalism by manipulating the story to be exaggerated or simply false. A journalist or public relations specialist could use a false or photo shopped image in a newspaper/webpage to sway their audience into thinking the subject of their story is true and not to their audiences

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    said that literature is news that stays news. For me, literature is the very essence of the enduring power of any great work of art. In journalism industry, it plays an important and fundamental role in news reporting and communication. I deem literature as the art that uses language as a media, depicting information about humanity and ways of living. Journalism, flourished by the news that constantly changes around this globe, is an ultra-competitive modern media market that needs versatile, multimedia

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    According to PEW Research Center: Journalism and media staff “The threat to newspapers now appears from nearly every indicator. From 1950 through 1999, for instance, newspaper revenue grew seven percent a year. From 2000 through 2006, by contrast, it has grown by just 0.5%. Then in the first quarter of 2006, growth was even less: 0.35%.” Though online ad revenues continue to rise, they have been recently description for just 5% of all newspaper company revenue. In addition to inactive and not so

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    Journalism feeds on curiosity. One week I am fact-checking a story on rock climbing for Outside magazine, and the next week I find myself on top of a 40-foot wall. Every news assignment becomes a crash course in a new subject. Every idea for a feature leads to twenty more questions and ten more stories. Journalism is an addictive adventure — an adventure I’ve known I wanted to pursue since I was in kindergarten. Yet instead of feeling like I’ve been stuck on the same career path for 16 years, I feel

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    The Trend of Citizen Journalism – a Critical Development in Journalism With the advent of low cost consumer photography equipment, including camera phones, citizen journalism has become more widespread. During newsworthy incidents many people may be present with the capability to snap a picture. This capability of photography at the scene of a newsworthy event may produce information that can be helpful – and vital depending on the nature of the newsworthy event. While safety of the photographer

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    Watchdog journalism ideally involves independent scrutiny of the government and preventing abuses of power, with the goal of bringing issues such as abuses of power and corruption to the public eye. However, with the large turnkey costs involved with opening a media company (whether is be radio, tv or print) and the relatively low profit margin it is not the most realistic idea for news outlets. Due to the many large media outlets reducing the numbers of journalists dramatically, and an increased

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