Pros And Cons Of Checkbook Journalism

Through lots of research I have found that checkbook journalism is misunderstood and wrongly persecuted by many journalistic groups. These attacks on checkbook journalism are one of the reasons that it is so wrongly viewed. In fact many news stations and journal outlets use checkbook journalism to obtain information. Even though many news stations and media use checkbook journalism it is still looked down upon. But checkbook journalism is actually a good way to obtain reliable information that wouldn't have been found any other way.

When you pay a source money for information, it doesn't compromise that source. In other words, paying a source money is a lot like buying a book or a newspaper. Just because you buy it and it has information, doesn’t mean the information you’re reading is
Exposing the corruption that is causing social ills can help remove drugs from the streets and international support groups can be made aware of communities they can help also the corrupt governments that contribute to the harsh conditions can be hit with sanctions until they clean up their corruption. Checkbook journalism can improve the economy worldwide by helping to seek out and expose corruption and bring good, fair priced marketing back into play instead of today's over inflated prices. On account of organizations like the Society of Professional Journalism (SPJ) many people think that checkbook journalism is taboo or bad. The real question is, why? Why does the SPJ say that journalists and news outlets should be wary of checkbook journalism.
Checkbook journalism, compared to the normal way that journalist go about getting information, is like the new taxi service, Uber, which is a taxi service that you are able to call or summon by the touch of a screen. Uber is better priced and more convenient for everyone.
Checkbook journalism is like Uber it is, in most cases, a better, more efficient way