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
When discussing the media, we must search back to its primal state the News Paper. For it was the News paper and its writers that forged ahead and allowed freedoms for today’s journalism on all fronts, from the Twitter accounts to the daily gazettes all must mark a single event in the evolution of media in respects to politics and all things shaping. Moving on in media history, we began to see a rapid expansion around 1990. With more than 50% of all American homes having cable TV access, newspapers in every city and town with major newspaper centers reaching far more than ever before. Then the introduction of the Internet; nothing would ever be the same.
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.
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.
Generally speaking governments intervene in the market for two main reasons: "social efficiency and equity". [1] One does not expect to see a government intervene in the economy to favor a firm, or because the government would profit from such an intervention in the way a firm sees profit (except maybe voters positive perception of the intervention).
... 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.
In this paper the effects of firms with market power on economic welfare will be briefly examined. The first part outlines some of the negative effects of market power; the second exemplifies some of the benefits of market power and the case of Microsoft is used to support these arguments. In conclusion, an overview of the role of competition authorities and competition policy is carried out.
Naturally, journalism would spill over to the Internet and as social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook grew in popularity, so did regular citizens involvement with sharing news. The argument can be made that the explosion of social media journalism was due to frustration from the lack of coverage of news that mattered to society. For example, the lack of subjective coverage of Michael Brown 's death helped with the creation of #BlackLivesMatter and spread of news related to African-American’s and other minorities across the country. After all, journalism is supposed to be a public forum. Millions of people on Twitter share their thoughts and opinions on several topics, furthering the conversation and to some degree challenging society. Things such as “Moments” on Twitter provide us with direct links and summaries to the world’s most important stories and encourage a conversation. According to journalism.org, 63% of users on Twitter and Facebook get their news from these websites. Even more eye opening is that 59% of users on Twitter keep up to date with news stories via Twitter while they are in the process of happening.[3] The rise of social media related journalism has caused some issues however. “Inevitably, as citizen involvement grows, more of our media culture is concerned with talking about news, instead of focusing on original reporting and the vetting of it.”[4] Because the general public has the ability to post as they wish and pass it off as news, it has affected the accuracy of many reports. Many stories lack reputable sources but are shared between millions as an accurate and true story. There are several websites designed to spread inaccurate information. The website www.fakenewswatch.com exists to inform people of these sites in order to avoid mishaps. Recently a Connecticut mom went viral for being involved in an online hoax
“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.
This article focuses on research that reveals the de-professionalization and democratization of traditional journalism. The article explores the consequences of both the relation between traditional journalism and citizen journalism. The author argues that the emergence of citizen journalism is a consequence of the current factors effecting the changes in traditional journalism. The lines between professional journalism content and amateur journalism content have become blurred. The author explains how these factors have shown to affect the field of journalism in areas of employment, media technologies, shifting patterns of media use, and media consumption.
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.
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.
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.
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 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)
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.