Week 9 Internet and Journalism

The other day in COM 242 class, Professor Armstrong distributed 3 articles on the same day, remarking that it may be coincidence, that newspaper is facing danger, and journalism is taking a new frontier.

http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/2009/03/13/local-newspapers-won%e2%80%99t-be-missed-by-42-of-americans/

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52E0SY20090316

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/189934-Pew_Research_Center_Report_More_Troubling_Signs_for_Broadcast_Networks.php

the future of Journalism may well be centered on the Internet, as major newpapers and broadcasters have their own websites that offer very up-to-date news.

And since the use of Internet has become so prominent, it is not surprising that people turn to it for news, since it is significantly faster than printed newspaper or radio.

also, civilian journalism has gradually increased as bloggers are reporting on events happening around us. however, credibility is the major concern as the same story can have different versions on different sites.

at that point, we ask ourselves 'who do we trust'?

civilian bloggers who may have seen the incident first hand?

or the long established newspapers whom we trust to deliver news since a long time ago?