It is my personal opinion that a hard copy, paper newspaper will never be replaced by news in digital media. Sure, the digital age is taking place and that many people are looking for news online, but it doesn't completely rule out the actual papers. I think the emphasis on the digital age in the article is a bit much, considering newspapers still exist and people still read them. It's unfair to solely rely on the Internet as a source of news, because when online, people's minds tend to wander. With news in print or on TV, there's a path that the reader or viewer follows that allows them to experience all aspects of news - from breaking news to fashion.
On that note, I'd also like to point out that I especially disagree with one point made by Rosen. Readers are still readers. Viewers are still viewers. I don't think it's necessary to put all these people under the term 'user'. They haven't changed in anyway except for how they get their dose of news. I think a journalist should view readers as readers, and nothing more or less. Although we are progressing in the digital age, we shouldn't forget that newspapers still exist and that not everything is completely digital.
That being said, I do believe the industry is slowly shifting towards social media. This, while having disadvantages, is also a good thing. As Rosen said, it is getting many involved in the process. A journalist can no longer be above the public. He or she must use the comments of the public and write accordingly. There is a relationship between the journalist and his or her audience which is very important for succeeding in the field.
Some skills that are necessary include being able to speak to my audience. I think this is very important, especially because of new apps and the rise of social media. As I mentioned, the audience and journalist work hand-in-hand-it's a combined effort. Also, I think the ability to be versatile is quite important in this changing era of journalism to be able to thrive and succeed within the field.
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True, I agree that a hardcopy of something will never be the same as a digital version of an item. Although people do use newspapers, more and more are turning to use the Internet for their news. With online news sources, the audience is able to better communicate their voices than they would have been with a print news source.
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree with the statement you made about newspapers. In my opinion, they are quickly getting outdated. Considering the amount of time it takes to access, and the waste of paper, I feel as if the use of newspapers has become outdated. If people want information on a certain incident, they might as well turn on the news or just google it, rather than having to wait for their newspaper to arrive.
ReplyDeleteI persoanlly like hard copy newspaper better. Unfortunately, I do believe that they will be updated sooner or later, maybe even the next generation. Almost everyone is surrounded with the skill and equipment to search the web ever since they were born. We as human will always want to take the easier route to do things which include using techonologies and internet.
ReplyDeleteI strongly disagree with your argument. I think that within the next few generations hard copy news will very easily be replaced by media based news. If the tradition of newspapers continues, it will be based off family tradition more than anything else.
ReplyDeleteWhile you can say that there are still many people willing to read the newspaper now, the generations are changing, and the younger populations will be exposed to the internet, not the newspaper. Ultimately it will become the more popular media for obtaining information, and this is throwing aside the fact that internet media is far more accessible now than paper media.
You say that people's minds tend to wander, but i would have to argue that that would exactly be a reason why people wouldn't prefer newspaper over media. the internet can offer both small doses and large doses of information, whereas many can percieve a newspaper as a giant wall of text in which the average human attention span won't want to pay attention to, at least not in the environment we're in now.