Journalism
Journalism is the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or websites or preparing news for broadcast. Journalists produce and distribute reports on events, facts, ideas, and people that are deemed newsworthy with the hopes of informing society.
While the idea of what is the appropriate role of a journalist varies greatly, in the United States they are protected under the freedom of the press clause in the First Amendment which implies the absence of interference from the state in the communication of expression of ideas in electronic and print media.
The role of journalism has changed greatly in the past two decades due to digitial technology and internet publications. This has caused a notable decline in the consumption of news via print newpapers or television news programs, and many newspapers and newsrooms have heavily decreased their staff in response to drastically declining audiences.
The digital era has created a platform in which orgindary citizens take a more active role in newsmaking. Because of smartphones anyone can record newsworthy acts they witness and post them to YouTube, as well as writing on blogs or social media. Consumers now have the option of choosing to recieve their news from a wide variety of both official and unofficial sources, rather than just a few traditional news outlets.
While the idea of what is the appropriate role of a journalist varies greatly, in the United States they are protected under the freedom of the press clause in the First Amendment which implies the absence of interference from the state in the communication of expression of ideas in electronic and print media.
The role of journalism has changed greatly in the past two decades due to digitial technology and internet publications. This has caused a notable decline in the consumption of news via print newpapers or television news programs, and many newspapers and newsrooms have heavily decreased their staff in response to drastically declining audiences.
The digital era has created a platform in which orgindary citizens take a more active role in newsmaking. Because of smartphones anyone can record newsworthy acts they witness and post them to YouTube, as well as writing on blogs or social media. Consumers now have the option of choosing to recieve their news from a wide variety of both official and unofficial sources, rather than just a few traditional news outlets.