Internet and Journalism

Nowadays, the journalism activity has affected by the existence of the internet which allows them to do news reporting more effectively. However, journalists also lost their monopoly on international news due to the news distribution in the internet. The internet has encouraged shift in who creates, distributes and ultimately owns the news.

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Journalism is the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media. It is basically everything related with news coverage.

The Elements of Journalism

by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosensteil

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1. Journalism Journalism s' first obligation is to the first obligation is to the truth. 
2. Its first loyalty is to the citizens. 
3. Its essence is discipline of verification. 
4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6. It must provide a forum for public It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise. 
7. It must strive to make the significant interesting, and relevant. 
8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional. 
9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.

The Web News

Key factor to evaluate web news:

Accuracy: The author of the document : The author of the document should be identified and be able to be contacted. Political websites may contain news releases quoting party leaders. The author should be appropriate for the material offered.

Authority: Where was the website : Where was the website published? Are the URL and domain were checked?

Objectivity: The site should contain the organisation’s goals which should be organisation s goals which should be consistent with goals published elsewhere. It should be a detailed site containing material with appropriate style and content.

Currency: The material on the site should be up to date Links to appropriate similar up to date. Links to appropriate similar organizations should be live. The site should be checked to see when it was produced and last updated.

Coverage: Information contained on the site should be quoted correctly. There should be a balance of text and images which should complement each other. There should be links to similar organizations.

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