Journalistic Responsibility and the Media
“... Public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility.” Gary Deen. In Journalism, honesty and truth are the key points. It is the journalist’s duty to incorporate those points in his or her writings. The information that we receive from listening to the news on the radio, reading the newspaper, or watching local news are all considered a form of journalism.
Lately, the demand for newspapers and the amount of people whom get their information from newspapers has lessened greatly. As a matter of fact, in a report by the
New York Times, in 2009, newspaper sales have dropped 7% from 2008. To add on that, web site audiences had increased 10.5% that year alone. However, I believe that the need for traditional and accurate news reportage is in its greatest need because people are getting their information from less reputable and accurate sources via the web.
Every time we access the internet, the first thing that catches our eyes is the headline news. But, some of these articles are not very accurate and give the reader the information that he or she would like to hear rather than what they actually need to know. According to a recent study by Pew Research survey, public perception of the accuracy of news stories is at its lowest level in more than two decades because people are getting their news from inaccurate sources; internet, blog...
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...re are sites better than others. Every T.V. news station has its own official websites. Those would be great sources to get information. For example, you can get information from websites like www.cbs2.com or for national news you can go to www.cnn.com. Newman also stated that smart phones are one of the things that people can’t live without; you can easily access any news website as listed above. Now a day, every wireless provider required an internet package when getting the phone. This means that anybody that owns a smart phone can have the access to news websites.
People these days, especially in the time that we are in, have a hard time acknowledging the true stories from the stories there for the sole purpose to entertaining. Now it’s up to the journalists to diminish the totally untrue stories and give the readers or the watcher the actual true story.
It is not uncommon to hear people complaining about what they hear on the news. Everyone knows it and the media themselves knows it as well. Some of the most renowned journalists have even covered the the media’s issues in detail. Biased news outlets have flooded everyday news. We find that journalism’s greatest problems lie in the media’s inability for unbiased reporting, the tendency to use the ignorance of their audience to create a story, and their struggles to maintain relevance.
But how can we be sure that the news is not biased? Are we receiving information accurately, with details being simple to understand? After further research on media framing, I’ve come to realize that it is not rare to be someone who is skeptical of the news. In decades before now, media did a better job serving the public interests inside their news stories (Callaghan, 2001, p.186). But now, journalists may mix up facts intentionally and build a different story (Callaghan, 2001, p.184). How can one feel safe after knowing the media changes stories to keep us interested? Boring stories may not keep someone excited or fully interested, but at least people would not be misinformed and can, in a way, better prepare for what they will face outside their
Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility.” (21). The goal of journalist is to earn the trust of the people and publish the truth to the public. Each journalist should find truth and report it objectively. Although the first amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition the government, it does have limitations.
The introduction of the internet to modern society has brought about a new age of information relation. Since there is no longer a need to wait until the next print day, news from all over the world is available at a person’s fingertips within hours or even minutes of the event. With this advent of such easily accessible information, new problems for the news media have also arisen. Aside from potentially losing good economic standing because newspapers are no longer being purchased in the quantities they used to be, the credibility of the information itself is also put into question. No one would argue that credibility of news sources is unimportant, but there is a discrepancy in what takes precedence; economy and speed or getting the information out correctly at the first publishing by taking the time to make sure all facts are checked. The importance of having a system of checks on all information submitted is paramount. People trust what they read and believe it to be so without always questioning. If all information were to not be checked thoroughly, there would be instances where people read an article only for information included to be wrong and they go on believing such information. This can be very dangerous as misinformed people make misinformed decisions. With an increase in errors being made by citizen bloggers and even major publications, many are worried that journalistic ethics and credibility in the news media are being sacrificed in order to maintain swiftness in the news circuit and to retain personal profits. Though getting information to the masses quickly is a major part of the media’s importance, this should not mean that the credibility of that information being presented should be sacrificed for it...
In other words, Freedom of speech and expression shall withstand and respect enough not to come across the rights of public to have a well-established truthful reports. Therefore, any journalist must convey truthful information and a good foundation spectrum of opinions on issues and do their best to obtain the reliable information by making sure it is complete, truthful and unbiased. And lastly needless to say, information that may humiliate a person should be checked critically before being
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Although the future of newspapers and print media is very gloomy right now I think that once the newspapers that were revered and respected in their heyday develop a model that can incorporate and transition traditional news along with current web and online media at a reasonable rate and with the high quality that we have been known to expect I think that newspapers will make a surprising comeback and will be once again at the head to the public sphere and will be viable and thriving online entities.
Formal news sources like ABC News and Washington Post rarely have fake news. Readers should be wary of bogus news websites (Peters,2017). Checking the wording on headlines is the other thing that should be looked at by an audience. Many headlines are just ‘clickbait’ to get the attention of readers. When a headline is very outrageous, it should be reconsidered.
According to Nielsen's survey on readership for local newspaper, The New Paper, a 2.5% percent dip has been recorded from 2012 to 2013. The latest survey found a decline in readership of 459,000 to 363,000. The drop in readership was in line with all the other major newspapers, which experienced readers gradually moving from print media to online media (Othman, 2013).
Newspaper is form of mass communications, which help people could access the information quickly. It is obvious that newspaper can transmit information in society. For example, people thought that The World War was a golden era for the press. At that time, when the other kind of media such as television was still underdeveloped, and people could hardly catch up the news on radio. People wanted to reach the World War situation, so the newspaper was the vital source of information concerning current affairs. “The worst worries we had about the war was just death…Each day we would read the lists in the newspaper to see if we could identify any of the names that were there.” (Katharine Phillips). Until today, for some individual the press is very necessary since it is used direct aid in everyday life. Thanks to the press, people could access the information such as government’s policies or many business people care about financial and stock exchange information. Moreover, a large number of people said that they really interested in the gossip columnist or stories in newspapers. It is a good way for social contact and oriented journalism. “The newspaper's human interest stories, personal advice column, gossip columns, and the like provide some readers with more than relief from their own cares and routine” (Bernard Berelson). In fact, although the dramatically development of other means of communications, newspapers still play a vital role for the
The newspaper industry presaged its decline after the introduction of the television and televised broadcasting in the 1950s and then after the emergence of the internet to the public in the 1990s and the 21st century with its myriad of media choices for people. Since then the readership of printed media has declined whilst digital numbers continue to climb. This is mostly due to television and the internet being able to offer immediate information to viewers and breaking news stories, in a more visually stimulating way with sound, moving images and video. Newspapers are confined to paper and ink and are not considered as ‘alive’ as these other mediums.
The primary role of media delivering the news to the public is to gather and report news
In trying to attract new audiences, news media have begun to transition from reporting to becoming a form of entertainment. With the meteoric rise of social media’s role as a news source, the fight for an increase of diversity in the media, and the ever-growing desire of immediate content, the future of responsible journalism is more important than ever. Ask yourself, why do I think the way I do? Where do my political views originate? How do I prove them? Most likely, it is due to the biased portrayal of issues in the media and the politicization that accompanies what we consume. Now, compare your views to your preferred news reporting entity. More than likely, they are the same.
There is the system of checks and balances within the government. The journalist job is to keep all branches of the government in check by giving the public the truth. While doing these they should be guided by some moral principle.
Newspapers have been around since the early 18th century, gaining prominence after 1790 during the colonial era. Magazines followed right behind newspapers and gained popularity as well, television followed last, booming in popularity in the 1960’s. Television is still the most often used source for news and other information, such as the weather. But new forms of mass media are on the rise, such as channels, blogs and podcasts, which have been around since the early 2000’s but are now picking up momentum and gaining prominence as a news source. There are similarities as well as differences between the old media and the new media, and while the new media is more modern and accessible it does not have to push old media out of the picture, the two can be combined for the benefit of the consumers and the company, providing reliable information at a faster speed.