We can learn a lot from our past especially when it comes to Journalism. Journalism has a large history from the changing of newspaper to more internet based news, to the discrimination of black journalists, and as far back as the creation of the Constitution with the inclusion of freedom of press in our first amendment. Journalists can look back on past writings and methods to help them learn what to do and what not to do when writing for today’s audience. History influences also what to teach future journalists. That is definitely emphasized in Journalism 200. We look back on those journalists before us to see what was memorable and what wasn’t the best idea. In today’s society it is especially important with the rise of fake news we need to remember our past.
News and How it’s Told
The way news is told is constantly changing. I personally like the way news is told now. With the rise of technology finding a news article on a topic you find interesting is at your finger tips. Though we now run a risk of fake news or opinion posts like this, it is a sacrifice we have to put up with to have this abundance of news online. With the move of news to the internet we can see the increase in younger people in the news. This is something that overall helps the news industry to continue to grow and thrive.
How Can We Know When Something Is Presidential?
Now lets get one thing straight. I do not like president Trump most things he has done while in office I completely disagree with but this article takes it a little too far. The article written by Tim Peacock critiques Trumps recent actions of bombing Syria which isn’t the problem, the problem is his calling of these actions “unpresidential”. This is defamation. As an American citizen how can we know if an action is unpresidential. I agree that his sudden action without the consulting of congress is very impulsive and may I even say stupid. But using works such as unpresidential is something you use to purposely lower peoples thoughts of that person. It is not our place to say that something is presidential or not unless we are up there with the weight of the country on our shoulders.
Crowdfunding: Modern Day Savior or Downfall?
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Today I stumbled upon a Buzzfeed article I found very interesting. It was a report about the rise of major crowdfunding sites. The article told the story of girl who tried to rely on crowdfunding to pay her medical bills but because she wasn’t a sick baby or someone with a terrible tragedy her page went under the radar and didn’t receive much attention. The article then touches on how much people are coming to rely on these sites because of the extreme costs of medical bills and how important things like the affordable care act are. The sad part about crowdfunding is that you are basically selling your story. No matter what it is cancer, funeral costs, or even a trip to Rome. You are creating this site to try to gain sympathy that will hopefully get you cast. In that aspect these sites are terrible. They encourage users to profit off of a bad situation which just isn’t right. I think that it is terrible but on the other hand sometimes this is someones last hope. That they have spent all the money they can on this sick person and cannot afford any more. They reach for that glimmer of hope that maybe their story could go viral and they can get their needed funds. I just feel the websites need to stop encouraging making these glamorous pages for someone who is ill.
Wall Street Journal Writers Hypocrisy Outweighs His Validity
After Wall Streets Journal’s recent attack on Youtuber Pewdiepie’s apparent anti-smetic comments many are questioning one of the writers Ben Fritz past. Many find it very hypocritical of Fritz to come after Pewdiepie when he has also said anti-semetic tweets. The writer recently was a part of a article that pushed Youtube and Disney to cut ties with Pewdiepie. Meanwhile he has tweeted about his attendance of a Chanukah party stating how he had no clue “Jews were so adept at frying.” He also tweeted about his “Hard on for Nazi.” Not to mention the Wall Street Journal didn’t even attempt to contact Pewdiepie for a statement on these claims. In his recent video explaining his side of things he talks about how he was not contacted by WSJ. This is just irresponsible journalism and their web of lies continues to grow when another columnist Christopher Mims tweets that nothing is posted in WSJ without reaching out for a comment. In my opinion this story has a deeper issue then hypocrisy. It is big journalism companies that aren’t adapted to the internet coming after these “internet celebrities because to them Youtube isn’t a real job. In reality these journalists should be more educated in this new form of media and not take these clips out of context.
Opinion Column Two: Nightly News
I want to start off by saying that the Champaign news has very different values then the news I grew up watching, which was the Chicago local news. The champaign focuses more on proximity and stories that effect the immediate area. They talked about a local business that burnt down and a local boys and girls club. I think the Chicago news has a broader span of area like the whole state of Illinois. Another major trait of the news was human interest like one of the stories about a yearly pilgrimage to Lincoln’s tomb and a story of a women giving away her farm through a essay contest. These pieces of news aren’t life or death but they are pieces of information that many people would find interesting. Another is timeless news. The biggest focus of this news program was sports and weather. These are two pieces of news that are on every single night and probably always will be because they are universal. We also have impact stories like a local business burning down and a recall on cheese. These are stories that will have immediate impact on the community, there were a decent amount of these stories on the local news.
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