"Great time" to be a journalist?
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/oct/19/its-a-great-time-to-be-a-journalist-says-channel-4s-jon-snow
Summary:
Jon Snow states that it is both a great and frightening time to be a journalist. It is exciting because of all the news stories that are coming out at present, and the enthusiastic youngsters who are willing to report them. Freighting because there are high risks to journalists where news is to be reported in war-driven countries such as the Middle East. Channel 4's Facebook page was receiving numbers of visitors to their page which had received over 13 billion hits/views. People in Aleppo had been reporting news of Syria which had caught the attention on Jon. He states that citizen journalists can provide very constructive and authoritative information providers.
Statistics:
- Channel 4's Facebook page received 13 billion hits
Own view:
I believe that citizen journalism is very important is is very well one of the paths for future journalism. In today's society, there has been many significant and world changing news that has been brought to light by citizen journalism. One of which is the killings of the black males in America, to show the world of police brutality. It goes to show how citizen journalism challenged the mediated content, to give audience members the raw material, one that hasn't been perceived or changed in any way. However, I do disagree with Jon's point, because he refers more to the citizen journalism as a future, but not a lot on journalism as a career. I believe, whilst there is room for both, journalism as a career is something that cannot disappear, especially due to all the justice that is being served to those who thought they could get away with corrupt power/acts.
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