Thursday, 21 April 2016

Notes: Issues in journalism: mainstream vs social media

Citizen journalism
  • changed the nature of how we consume & understand news
  • changed the way mainstream media outlets report news

Ethical Considerations
  • Privacy
  • graphical videos
  • dehumanising to victims
  • spreading the terrorists' propaganda

Positives of relying on UGC
  • Acts as a witness to the truth

Negatives of relying on UGC
  • Quality isn't great; identifying the source is difficult& verification is also difficult.

What is the intention on spreading the video?

Mobile phone tech. provides content for news channels

Social media has brought in content & provides the news with a platform to broadcast news.

"False information spreads just like accurate information"- Fainda Vis

People use to sit down at the same time each day to watch the news. (An appointment to view)
Generally news values hasn't changed (e.g immediacy due to verification)

The internet has changed things as you can share any content whether its graphic or not.
Binlardin  used Aljeezera to promote AlKhida.

Digital divide- haves & haves not of the internet

BBC wont show graphic videos in the future (opinion) as they will want to protect their audience and the laws that are set.

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