The Importance of Ethical Journalism in the 21st Century Introduction In the period between December 2000 and June 2012 the number of Internet users worldwide grew from 360 million to over 2.4 billion--an increase of 566% (Internet World Stats‚ 2012). In other words‚ for more than a decade‚ the Internet has been expanding at an average rate of six new users per second. In the United States‚ a country of 313 million‚ 81% of the population now has access to the Internet (Pew Research Center
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Reading Reflection The studying content focuses on Journalism studies. I read two articles: “Labour‚ new media and the institutional restructuring of journalism” by James R. Compton and Paul Benedetti‚ and “The Future of journalism – Developments and debates” by Bob Franklin. These both showed us the influences of the growth of technology and new media on journalism. Article “Labour‚ new media and the institutional restructuring of journalism” by James R. Compton and Paul Benedetti aims at clarifying
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Pulitzer was a man of many accomplishments and few failures. However‚ there was one failure in particular that especially came to light during his life‚ and this was his founding of the practice of yellow journalism. In 1883 he purchased the New York World for $346‚000 from Jay Gould‚ and appointed himself the manager. With Pulitzer in charge‚ the World’s circulation grew from 15‚000 to 600‚000‚ making it the largest newspaper in the United States. Meanwhile Joseph’s brother‚ Albert Pulitzer‚ did
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for. They set out 9 mission statement values that they felt journalism should abide by. They talk about how great the American democracy is for its freedom of speech. They also recognize that in this system the media has attracted much criticism. On page 17 they state that‚ “the primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self governing.” One of the pressing problems with journalism they feel is its connection to corporate interests‚ it is implied
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Name: Shania Satterfield Date: 1.14.14 Graded Assignment Muckrakers Under the Microscope Muckrakers were investigative journalists who exposed corruption in business or government‚ or examined serious societal issues. Several of the most well-known muckrakers worked for McClure’s Magazine‚ where they wrote exposés on large companies‚ meat slaughtering houses‚ and city governments. These prominent and influential reporters included Ida M. Tarbell‚ Lincoln Steffens‚ Upton Sinclair‚ and Ray Stannard
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of sensationalism and yellow journalism been on the news industry? Sensationalism and yellow journalism are two very famous terms within the news industry. Before we can discuss how sensationalism and yellow journalism has affected the news industry‚ we have to first understand the meaning of these two terms. Sensationalism is defined as exaggerating news material in order to gain public attention while yellow journalism is a negative reference to journalism that features scandal-mongering
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Essay 1 I used to work as intern reporter in News Center of Jiaxing in 2011. My job was to collect daily news with my supervisor. The reason for I apply for the internship was quite simple: I was intending to practice my news report writing skills through it. But‚ when I finished the internship and looked back to the reports I was involved in‚ I felt like gaining more than I expected at the beginning. As a trainee‚ I was told not to write paper in the office‚ which is contrary to my first intension
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What Extent Did Yellow Journalism Start The Spanish-American War? Section A: Plan of Investigation (104 words) This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did yellow journalism start the Spanish-American
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Institutionalization & Legitimation of Informatics based Community Journalism: A Case Study from India Abstract With the credibility of mainstream journalism decreasing with each passing day‚ Community Journalism stands out as a workable and interesting alternative. The onset of Information Technology with Web 2.0 features is enabling its reach to local communities as well as global population‚ while starting a whole new stream of research named Community Informatics (CI). This paper analyzes
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Introduction Nowadays‚ more and more people are place importance on journalism¡¦s ethics. It is because everything that a journalist writes or says‚ or neglects to write or to say‚ in some or other way has an influence on many people‚ and that influences can be good or bad. The principles of good journalism are directed toward bringing the highest quality of news reporting to the public‚ this fulfilling the mission of timely distribution of information in service of the public interest. Therefore
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