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| COM 125- Introduction to the Internet |
This week i learnt about journalism and the internet. Personally, i feel its a good thing as it allows us to see certain opinion held by people or reports of an incident that was not reported anywhere. For instance, an incident that has happened yet, it was not fully reported by the news, with current technology, those people who are at the scene or who witness whatever that has happened, can give the first-hand information to reader. For readers, especially those who are catching the news, it is essential to get stories from the different aspect rather than one aspect. We have to listen stories from both side to ensure that what we heard is fair and not bias in a way or another. These news are especially essential as some news might be harmful to people yet not being released, and to get these news up and let people know about it, it might save many lifes. However,i believe the issue of ethics come into play when one journalist has an information yet he/she has to withhold certain of the information and only releasing some of the information. Take for instance, if one is to report the full news, it would definately not be published by the publisher and that person might get the boot off his jobs. On the other, if he knew the news that he/she is going to report is essential to be reported fully, and yet he/she does not do so, in a way, the perosn is fufiling his work ethics, but what about his moral ethics? This is an ethical dilemma. Well, with such dilemma, it is really diffcult to make a decision. But with the current technology that allows user to be annoynomous, one could still have his/her work ethics yet fufiling his/her moral ethics. He/she can post the comments or information that he/she wants on the web, and at the same time, sitll reporting what he/she needs to report. As much as this is not the best way out, i feel that this can be a pro or a con, depending on the perspective that you hold. At the end of the day, i feel the current technology does not give us or anyone any sense of privacy. To me, its anything goes. And with the current technology, anyone can be a journalist, as long as there are readers who read what you are posting. To sum up, there are pros and cons in the journalism and internet aspect and depending on the perspective that you hold, it can be good or bad. With the internet, anyone can be a journalist, however, at the end of the day, wherever we get our information, be it online from an unknown "journalist" or a newspaper, we have to be critical of what was written and reported. ~me~ at 11:00 PM | |
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