The modern interpretation of journalism has changed dramatically since it was, as Michael Meadows states in "A return to practice: reclaiming journalism as a public conversation," "where disparate members of the emerging entity called 'the public' met to discuss politics, sport, gossip-in other words, experiences of the every day." One such example of its changing role is that it has become "the fourth estate," in which the media is now a watchdog over not just the government and the laws made, but also what happens in everyday life, which has culminated in the public not trusting the media.
Technology is also playing a part in changing the roles of a journalist, and has culminated in the rise of citizen journalism. According to Effie Moore Salem in her article, “Effects of citizen journalism on mainstream media”, it “is making a huge impact on the publishing industry.” (http://www.helium.com/items/1580208-effects-of-citizen-journalism-on-mainstream-media). Thus, it is the most talked about form of journalism in the 21st Century, and everybody wants to be a part of it. An advantage of this, is that it, as Emma Tucker points out, "exposes situations that perhaps otherwise go un-reported." Citizen journalism also allows for news to reach a larger audience, and is connecting more with a younger generation who are turning away from the mainstream media.
This is mostly done through blogs, which are "the internet's most popular paradigm." It is also having a huge influence on foreign policy of governments, as well as their policies. "Jane's Political Ramblings" (http://janespoliticalramblings.wordpress.com/). Joanne Jacobs states in "Democracy and The Internet", "the information superhighway has been promoted by political leaders and net-heads alike as the medium by which true democracy is attainable.” This means that bloggers are able to comment on any issue they like, without being punished for doing so. Blogs can also alert the world to events that we would not have known about otherwise, for instance during the Burmese Riots in 2007, or the election riots inIran
Other forms of citizen journalism, based on the internet also exist. These include, hyper-local sites, for example, Youdecide2007.org website, which was established during the Australian Federal Election in 2007. This allowed citizens to report news from electorates that we would otherwise have not heard of. In addition, an international example, that of Global Voices Online, allows citizens from other countries who are oppressed to find a voice, while Ohmynews, is a popular form of news reporting, as there are more than 41,000 reporters reporting on issues around the world.
All in all, citizen journalism, despite its negatives, especially in regards to information being incorrect, and neighbours beginning to spy on each other, has certainly changed journalism for the better, and is most definitely here to stay. Without it, we would not know as much as we do.
N . B .Media expert Jay Rosen explains citizen journalism in great detail in an interview with digitaljournal.com. (http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/292329).
Technology is also playing a part in changing the roles of a journalist, and has culminated in the rise of citizen journalism. According to Effie Moore Salem in her article, “Effects of citizen journalism on mainstream media”, it “is making a huge impact on the publishing industry.” (http://www.helium.com/items/1580208-effects-of-citizen-journalism-on-mainstream-media). Thus, it is the most talked about form of journalism in the 21st Century, and everybody wants to be a part of it. An advantage of this, is that it, as Emma Tucker points out, "exposes situations that perhaps otherwise go un-reported." Citizen journalism also allows for news to reach a larger audience, and is connecting more with a younger generation who are turning away from the mainstream media.
This is mostly done through blogs, which are "the internet's most popular paradigm." It is also having a huge influence on foreign policy of governments, as well as their policies. "Jane's Political Ramblings" (http://janespoliticalramblings.wordpress.com/). Joanne Jacobs states in "Democracy and The Internet", "the information superhighway has been promoted by political leaders and net-heads alike as the medium by which true democracy is attainable.” This means that bloggers are able to comment on any issue they like, without being punished for doing so. Blogs can also alert the world to events that we would not have known about otherwise, for instance during the Burmese Riots in 2007, or the election riots in
Other forms of citizen journalism, based on the internet also exist. These include, hyper-local sites, for example, Youdecide2007.org website, which was established during the Australian Federal Election in 2007. This allowed citizens to report news from electorates that we would otherwise have not heard of. In addition, an international example, that of Global Voices Online, allows citizens from other countries who are oppressed to find a voice, while Ohmynews, is a popular form of news reporting, as there are more than 41,000 reporters reporting on issues around the world.
All in all, citizen journalism, despite its negatives, especially in regards to information being incorrect, and neighbours beginning to spy on each other, has certainly changed journalism for the better, and is most definitely here to stay. Without it, we would not know as much as we do.
N . B .Media expert Jay Rosen explains citizen journalism in great detail in an interview with digitaljournal.com. (http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/292329).
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