Audrey Grone
ag382717@ohio.edu
Growing up we are always told to add extra content to the story. Give it the extra "fluff" to make a paragraph 6 sentences. Journalism writing and story writing are two different things. When people go to news articles they want the hard facts and evidence to back up the information. They also want the news source to be credible. As we mentioned in class, what makes a news source credible and what makes us trust what we read. Not plagiarizing, giving truthful information, have sources to back up the information, etc. When a publishing firm loses credibility it is hard to earn back.
Journalists have a lot of responsibility. Not only are there harsh deadlines, no errors, quality content but the audience can be tough. Weighing the options of telling the truth or holding back information to save others. From our reading The Elements of Journalism by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel it states "People are looking for information, but we are also looking for authority, for honesty, and for a sense that journalists have our interest at heart". Sometimes journalists can be unethical and release information just to have a story or add the extra "fluff" that is unnecessary or untrue just to get views and release a story.
According to Business Insider "In 2019, the top 100 fake news stories on Facebook were viewed over 150 million times- enough to reach every registered voter at least once, says Avaaz, the nonprofit that conducted the study". It goes to show people eat it up when they see drama and the news spreads quickly. Every story has a reporter's name linked to it for the good and the bad. Another feature the internet now does is searching Fake news and a bunch of articles pop up showing that are not accurate and/or proved to be false.
As reported from Statista "In November 2020 53 percent of respondents stated that they trusted the traditional media to provide general news and information, compared to just 35 percent who considered social media untrustworthy". Now more than ever the world is a scary place and people are very sensitive and scared. They don't know what to read, what to trust, and who to believe. There are so many sources, so many sides to every story, and everyone has an opinion. People want the facts and the truth, but sometimes they don't know what that is going to entail. The truth hurts and sometimes it's harder to swallow. I would tell readers to be careful of what you are surrounding themselves with and what they are putting into your brain. Do not consistently read negativity and believe everything you read. Find multiple trusted sources.
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