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Our generation is merely geared to finding our news solely through the Internet. Why? Because of the fast-paced information being transferred, it’s impossible for us to be patient to find out the latest news on our favorite basketball player or what is currently happening with the government. In fact, the statistics on who would gather their news from the internet versus the newspaper/magazine are high. Our society is increasing in technology and social media and we need to be prepared for the shifting away from non-internet outlets for media intake.
It’s very important to have truth and accuracy as core principals in journalism. Although, it is not guaranteed for journalists to prepare the truth, it’s a high possibility for the facts to be right. Why? Because the society is always watching for the latest and accurate news. If your sources aren’t credible, your readers’ attention will not be geared to your story.
Lets take a look at the Pew Research Center poll…
A study on May 10, 2017 showed that 34% Democrats and 11% Republicans believed that national news organizations like CNN or Good Morning America are believed to be trustworthy--now, that’s a bit of a gap. When it comes to relying on information from those sources, the gap decreases with Republicans agreeing 18% and Democrats agreeing only 30% of the time.
This divide is not surprising especially with the election of Donald Trump. The divide in my view has become more divided since the election.
Social media by far has been taking over how society receives news. During our class discussion, we discussed how we view the news. The most popular answer was the internet and more in depth was the app, Twitter. This app is an online news and social networking service on which “user” post tweets (messages) to the open public. Users with a blue check to their name means they are “verified” as real. For example, when Nicki Minaj tweeted “Q.U.E.E.N will be released early August” This media statement was factual because it came from a real, verified source. Not TMZ, but the actual artist herself. News online comes quick and right at our finger tips. Our nation has become lazy with the growth in technology, that we don’t have to work hard to find out something.
With the studies showing that our increase in social media trust, one could agree that the Internet is a big factor in helping with the ethics in journalism.
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| source from: thecomiccomics.com |
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