The article “Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible: Three Radicaly Democratic Internet Policies” by Robert McChesney provides us with a look into the world of corrupt internet policies and explains why they should be reformed. McChesney argues that internet policy is determined by a small percentage of the wealthy population and is not a free enterprise (92). He insists that the policy be amended so that the internet can become a force of democracy (93). He suggests change by proposing three policy ideas (93). According the McChesney, in order for the internet to become a platform of true democracy we must end the ISP cartel, treat monopolies like monopolies and treat journalism like a public good (93). McChesney’s claims are based on a series …show more content…
Instigating competition will force better rates for American’s and destroy any possibility of a controlled monopoly among the companies. The problem is in the probability of this being likely. These deep-pocketed firms will stop at nothing to make sure this solution is not possible. The potential for this break down is quite minimal. So does this improbability lead us back to the idea of government directed industry? If so, then we are back to the dilemma of whether or not government controlled industry promotes true democracy. I believe the solution lies in deciding between the lesser of two evils, monopolies or government control. In my opinion both options reject the idea of true democracy but then again I do not believe a true democracy is even attainable. The only true solution to the issue of control is smaller units that promote competition, for that is what true capitalism …show more content…
The internet essentially suppresses journalism (96). There are currently few real journalists and less media coverage as a whole (97). Originally, the internet was intended to bring forth a new age of advanced journalism, it has instead killed the industry altogether (97). The fall of journalism can be credited to advertisers who no longer need journalistic media to thrive (98). The internet provides an alternative for advertisers that is far more profitable than journalism media. McChesney suggests that if we intend to remain democratic, we need journalism to survive (98). This can only be achieved through the support of the public to reject censorship (98). Free press must continue to be supported even in a digital age (99).
I believe this point is essential in the preservation of democracy. Without true journalism, we censored in our understanding of our own society. The fundamental point of democracy is the knowledge and voice of the people, which without journalism is not possible. The only we can save journalism is by treating it as a public good. We must become aware of the internets censorship and fight to save the integrity of journalism. Without journalism the people have no voice and without a voice, society is not truly
In our country, the provincial and federal governments intervene in the energy sector, banking sector, and agricultural sector. In most cases when our government intervenes prices tend to go up, quality goes down, and in rare circumstances, companies decide not to go forward with projects because of costly regulations. For example, last week the government decided to approve the contentious natural gas plan on B.C. coast after six years and 192 conditions. As a result, the companies in charge of this project are contemplating whether it is worth it to move forward with this project because of the conditions imposed by the government. Make no mistake Canada is one of the best countries in the world.
With an entity as vast as the Internet, it is not surprising that a variety of unanswered questions will arise. I’m positive that the Internet will continue to confound scholars as it continues to quickly evolve. By analyzing the views of the celebrants and skeptics, I have been able to understand the potential that the internet has. By using the PEC, I have been able to understand how democracy and capitalism relate to the issues of the Internet. In the future, I hope that society can develop a further understanding of the Internet and move toward the Internet that the celebrants had hoped for.
Modern journalists, which I believe should not even be called journalists have robbed the meaning and nobility of what is to be a journalist. And news networks are no longer performing the news but giving us biased perspectives and not facts about events that promote awareness and
Firms with market power or monopolies are often seen as detrimental for customers and economic welfare. According to the neoclassical theory, the market power of monopolies and oligopolies is potentially higher than that of firms in monopolistic or perfect competition since they have to face very limited competition, if any (Ferguson and Ferguson 1994). In monopolistic or perfect competition can make supernormal profits in the short term but eventually other firms will enter the market and offer alternative products that reduce the demand for the established firm’s products (Sloman et al., 2013 p. 177). Dissimilarly, this is not the case for dominant firms or monopolies; the lack of competition allows them to set prices and make supernormal profits increasing the perception that big companies are “bad” for consumers. As shown by the graphs in Figure 1 and 2, there are substantial differences in the competitive and monopoly markets. In a competitive environment, the equilibrium is reached where demand meets supply. In a monopolistic market, thanks to the establishment of higher prices and the production of lower quantities, monopolies or dominant firms make supernormal profits; additionally, there is a deadweight loss and some consumers who were willing to pay lower prices wil...
Nowadays, big and small newspapers are closing across the country, and the fight for freedom of the press is dying with them. The fight for freedom of the press includes but is not limited to the belief that we should have stronger laws to protect journalists and reporters. The public’s willingness to be in-the-know has also become increasingly less important. Three-quarters of Americans trusted the media about 50 years ago, and the press translated this unwavering supports as a way to get information.
... small media reforms (like public journalism) will be enough to reduce the commercial and corporate imperatives driving our existing media systems (Hackett and Zhao, 1998, p. 235). Instead, a fundamental reform of the entire system is needed, together with a wider institutional reform of the very structures the media systems work within, our democracies. This will be a difficult task, due to powerful vested interests benefiting from the status quo, including media, political and economic elites. Reforms will need to be driven by campaigns mobilising public support across the political spectrum, to enable the citizens of the world to have a media system that works to strengthen democratic principles as opposed to undermining them. This task is challenging, but it will become easier once people begin to understand the media’s role in policymaking within our democracies.
The first is the crisis of viability. The chance of success in the journalism in the mainstream is approaching a decline due to the transformations in technologies and new access to multiple sources of information. The second is a crisis in civic adequacy. The contributions of journalism to citizenship and democracy have begun to shift and this shift has caused a question of the relevancy of journalism to democratic processes. In a democratic society journalism plays the role of the government watchdog. The effectiveness of society’s watchdog is now being challenged and in turn alternating the structure of the current democratic society. Many critical theorists of the press during the beginning of the 20th century were concerned with finding appropriate forms of public regulation of the press and journalism to ensure that journalists are writing “news and information about public affairs which sustains and nurtures citizen information, understanding and engagement and thereby a democratic polity” (Cushion and Franklin, 2015: 75) (Dahlgren, Splichal 2016). Journalism is a political entity that influences and informs the public. It is meant to work as a source of public information that helps and does not hinder the general public specifically in political processes. The article
Thirty years ago, if I told you that the primary means of communicating and disseminating information would be a series of interconnected computer networks you would of thought I was watching Star Trek or reading a science fiction novel. In 2010, the future of mass media is upon us today; the Internet. The Internet is and will only grow in the future as the primary means of delivering news, information and entertainment to the vast majority of Americans. Mass media as we know it today will take new shape and form in the next few years with the convergence and migration of three legacy mediums (Television, Radio, Newspaper) into one that is based on the Internet and will replace these mediums forever changing the face of journalism, media and politics. In this paper I will attempt to explain the transition of print media to one of the internet, how the shift to an internet based media environment will impact journalism and mass media, and how this migration will benefit society and forever change the dynamic of news and politics.
America is always changing and in order to keep citizens out of uncertainty, there is journalism. The main point of journalism is to keep society operating properly by providing information that is reliable to the people and undoubtedly correct (Curtis). In other words, journalism acts as a way to keep the public informed (Magar). A journalist gives citizens news and information that doesn’t just serve a small group of people, but serves the community as an entirety (Holman). The people in a democracy get informed on news that ranges from small importance, to extremely important information. Journalism encourages citizens to speak their mind through their rights of opinion and expression (Magar). With the information that journalism provides, people are influenced to make decisions that will primarily affect their own lives. Without journalism, citizens would have very poor knowledge on what the government is up to (Magar). News of the decisions and happenings of government is given to people through journalism. Journalists’ writings not only provide government actions, but also acts as a grounds of public discussion where opinions and ideas are shared so citizens can get an even better idea of what’s going on throughout the nation (Chinlund). Another key component to journalism is keeping the public entertained. It provides news for all communities and makes significant occurrences more interesting and relevant so people can enjoy learning about it (Kovach). Without journalism it would be very difficult for worldwide information to be dispersed to citizens and the world wouldn’t be what it is today. Journalism is an important factor to a functioning society.
New technology has developed rapidly since the birth of the internet, and it continues to expand and evolve affecting many domains, especially the print media. This essay will investigate the influence and impact of current technology of the electronic media and World Wide Web on print media, and how future developments in technology will affect the future direction of the traditional newspaper. The way in which “Bloggers” have influenced traditional journalism will also be explored and how this has affected the journalism profession. In addition, the negative impacts of how the electronic media is being used as a political forum will also be investigated. Finally, the author will predict the consequences of future developments in this rapidly growing industry and the implications this may have on the direction of print media.
At the beginning of this century new kind of media showed up to the public, which is the Citizen Journalism. Citizen journalist is a person who works alone from his house by his phone or his personal pc to get the news and publish it by using blogger or social media like Facebook or Twitter. While Citizen Journalism helps society by giving variety and good kind of information, it still have lacked freedom because of the government and traditional media. Usually Governments do not like support the Citizen Journalism because it is difficult to be controlled. also it voice kind of news that governments do not like, so governments trying to put restriction on Citizen Journalism. On the other hand, governments may like to support a traditional media for many reasons one of them it could be easy to controlled, but what is the traditional media. Traditional media is an organization that has a group of professional people who study the media or they have been in the media for a long time. Although there are many people think the citizen journalism do not have the right to write and publish the news, I think citizen journalism need more freedom to write and publish news for three reasons: they can publish news in speedily way, voice all kind of people opinion and can cover news that can not be covered by traditional media.
“The purpose of journalism is not defined by technology, nor by journalists or the techniques they employ. The principles and purpose of journalism are defined by something more basic: the function news plays in the lives of people.” Thoughts from Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel in “The Elements of Journalism”, which I agree with. Mass media has a great impact on our lives, whether we realize it or not. It has always been that way, sadly enough, in my opinion the effect is more negative than positive. In the past decades the media has changed. Few of the ground elements of journalism are the obligation to truth, the loyalty to the citizens and independence.
It’s a question that keeps floating around in the public sphere: is print advertising and newspapers dead? The world is becoming more and more fast-paced and although, our want and need for the up-to-date news and breaking stories has not changed, the way in which we consume it has. This background report investigates and explains the downfall of the newspaper and the technological shift to online news. It will also discuss differing opinions of this relevant topic of the future of journalism from a range of reliable primary sources and investigative data.
The impact of the internet on journalism is one area that continues to attract the attention of media scholars. The technology has brought forth a set of opportunities and challenges for conventional media (Garrison, 1996). The last ten years have seen a lot of inventions which have greatly altered the way people access and consume news. Audiences have also “developed more sophisticated and specific demands and tastes for news delivery, thanks in part to the explosion of social media and mobile technology.” (Kolodzy 2013)
Sure, it 's all good and well to just plop down and surf headlines while reading snippets of information online, but there has to be a downside. Warren Kinsella, a journalist for The Chronicle Journal states, "It will be less of a democracy, and less of a nation, too." Kinsella 's reasoning stems from seeing, "dozens of award-winning journalists" fired from Canada 's largest newspaper chain, Postmedia. That begs the question, who will truthfully write the news when award-winning journalists are thrown out with the bathwater? Who will truthfully inform the public about corruption, an elected official 's misdeeds, and worldwide atrocities? With all this online content, there is a lack of vetting and no lack of sources. In this, I find it harder and harder to get news that isn 't heavily biased and not badly written. Therefore, I can understand Kinsella 's concern for the now diminishing quality of journalism. When online media arrived, it brought with it heavily biased viewpoints, a shortage of professional writers, and a deficiency of trustworthy