One of the first things we learned about in Joirnalism 1 was the concept of the 10 elements of journalism. These elements are vital in the production of any type of journalism to make sure that everything is being clearly stated to the audience. From truth and loyalty to analyze and inclusive, journalists have a very big job to do.
The first element is truth. Being truthful as a journalists is so important because the audience is relying on you to give them the correct information when needed. The next element is loyalty. Loyalty is also very important because journalists produce to a mass audience so it needs to be able to be read by everyone and not pointing anyone or anything out. The third element is verification. Making sure that your subject is able to be verified is so important because nobody wants to hear false information when they need to hear what is true, loyal and correctly verified.
The fourth element is independence. In journalism, independence assures that the writer or producer is not giving their opinion but is actually give the facts even if they go against their personal beliefs including information about religious or political standpoints. The next element is called watchdog. Watching over the people in charge of the community is a big job so it's important that journalists look out for all of these socially organized and present people. Next is forum which is basically the "comments" section on an article. Journalists strongly incourage opposition to show debate between subjects.
Four more to go! The next element is the ability to make the important interesting. As a journalists your job is NOT to make the interesting important because that is not vital for the human species to know unlike most current event topics. Plus, nobody wants to read a boring and blah article that doesn't interest them. Next element is inclusive which includes keeping the news comprehensive and proportional. Journalists need to value diversity as well! Almost there! Next is the element of leaving room for dissent which is freedom for journalists to explore their beliefs on the topic. Joints lists need to do this in a moderate way so that it doesn't conflict with the element of independence. Lastly, there is analyzation which is making sure that the audience knows the difference between the truth versus lies, rumors and propaganda.
Overall, the ten elements of journalism are very important and are definitely something that every successful journalists need to follow on great detail.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Class Discussion Review: conglomeration
A couple weeks back we started learning about the process of conglomeration and how it can effect the many people in society. So, what I have learned about conglomeration would be how larger companies own smaller companies that are still known to the common people. For example, Disney owns ESPN and those are both corporations in which we have some knowledge about.
What I thought was very interesting in this discussion would be how news media gains their income sources. They have som many different ways of income including advertising, subscriptions/circulation, audience donations, government support, sponsorship and philanthropy. All of these "forms of income" help shape what conglomerate companies make and also what other companies that are free standing get as well.
Overall, I have learned that the people really affect how news media sources can gain income and publicity all through our methods.
What I thought was very interesting in this discussion would be how news media gains their income sources. They have som many different ways of income including advertising, subscriptions/circulation, audience donations, government support, sponsorship and philanthropy. All of these "forms of income" help shape what conglomerate companies make and also what other companies that are free standing get as well.
Overall, I have learned that the people really affect how news media sources can gain income and publicity all through our methods.
Peer review: Mia Britenstein
http://miamazingthoughts.blogspot.com/2016/09/wlky-news-media-critique.html?m=1
Mia's media critique is very professional. While talking about the gun outbreak at Noe, I was able to clearly identify what the journalists did wrong while writing this article. I completely agree with Mia on this report including all of the worried parents questions. While reading, her blog was also very easy to follow which was made helpful by the correct format, grammar and examples of people that were related to the situation.
Overall, I think that Mia did it outstanding job on her media critique talking about the gun outbreak st Noe Middle School. Good job to Mia!
Mia's media critique is very professional. While talking about the gun outbreak at Noe, I was able to clearly identify what the journalists did wrong while writing this article. I completely agree with Mia on this report including all of the worried parents questions. While reading, her blog was also very easy to follow which was made helpful by the correct format, grammar and examples of people that were related to the situation.
Overall, I think that Mia did it outstanding job on her media critique talking about the gun outbreak st Noe Middle School. Good job to Mia!
Peer review: Jenna Putt
http://jfp24.blogspot.com/2016/08/today-in-journalism-class-i-really.html?m=1
Jenna's blog was very well written overall! I like how she used in class examples to explain her topic of the topic in class. By using these examples, it also helped me have a better understanding of the topic because I was reminded of the core topics that mr Miller discussed a lot about in class.
I think that I will be able to take some of Jenna's sorting and use it to help me better understand the well being of more class discussions about mass communication in the future. Thanks Jenna! I enjoyed your blog!
Jenna's blog was very well written overall! I like how she used in class examples to explain her topic of the topic in class. By using these examples, it also helped me have a better understanding of the topic because I was reminded of the core topics that mr Miller discussed a lot about in class.
I think that I will be able to take some of Jenna's sorting and use it to help me better understand the well being of more class discussions about mass communication in the future. Thanks Jenna! I enjoyed your blog!
Class Discussion Review: print journalism
On Friday, Spetember 2, we simply talked about the forming of print journalism. We went all the way back to Guttenburg creating the first printing press made of metal. I thought this was very intriguing because without his sturdy invention we might not have the proper printing techniques that we have today. The many effects of the invention of press technology would include the spread of religious beliefs throughout the continent.
This widespread invention lead to many outbreaks, some good and some bad. Guttenburg had helpfully been part of this spread so many people blamed him for this outbreak which it was partly his fault but at the same time it wasn't. Guttenburg simply want t make it easier for the public to hear and respond to the news that was happening around their communities. Another effect of the expansion of press technology sold be thewidespread expansion of literacy among humans.
I'm positive that all of my fellow classmates know how to read but back then, many people didn't know how to read except for the rather wealthy. This invention greatly led to increased literacy rates not just in one community but around the world. Overall, I am very intrigued by this topic and hope that you bloggers out there have learned a little bit about the past of the amazing invemtion known as Print Journalism!
Thanks for reading :)
This widespread invention lead to many outbreaks, some good and some bad. Guttenburg had helpfully been part of this spread so many people blamed him for this outbreak which it was partly his fault but at the same time it wasn't. Guttenburg simply want t make it easier for the public to hear and respond to the news that was happening around their communities. Another effect of the expansion of press technology sold be thewidespread expansion of literacy among humans.
I'm positive that all of my fellow classmates know how to read but back then, many people didn't know how to read except for the rather wealthy. This invention greatly led to increased literacy rates not just in one community but around the world. Overall, I am very intrigued by this topic and hope that you bloggers out there have learned a little bit about the past of the amazing invemtion known as Print Journalism!
Thanks for reading :)
Class Discussion Review : demassification
A class topic that really interested me personally would be the discussion about demassification . This is a crazy idea that something so big is really just made for a much smaller group of people than we suspect. Of course every large corporation wants to be big and for everyone to know who they are. Well this isn't always the case. Through demassification, a niche audience is targeted instead of a larger one that attracts a mass source of the population.
What I thought was very interesting in class would be the fact that due to this production for smaller companies, many people lost their jobs because there aren't many people needed to make a smaller news corporation compared to a larger one. For example, a long time ago there were no TVs so people relied on the radio to get all sources of news. Now we have more advanced technology and we have TVs which make it much easier to get information in a more economical and convienant way.
The process of demassification can hurt some people but to others it doesn't really effect them at all. Those smaller corporations are getting out to their audiences and that's good for their company but if only more people knew about it then it might have the potential to be the main news source for more than half of the population.
What I thought was very interesting in class would be the fact that due to this production for smaller companies, many people lost their jobs because there aren't many people needed to make a smaller news corporation compared to a larger one. For example, a long time ago there were no TVs so people relied on the radio to get all sources of news. Now we have more advanced technology and we have TVs which make it much easier to get information in a more economical and convienant way.
The process of demassification can hurt some people but to others it doesn't really effect them at all. Those smaller corporations are getting out to their audiences and that's good for their company but if only more people knew about it then it might have the potential to be the main news source for more than half of the population.
News Media Critique
The news media critique I chose was from the source of WDRB news stationed in Louisville, Kentucky. While scrolling through their website I came across an article that 1) didn't relate to anything involving my peers or I and 2) not many people know who this girl is that is being mentioned. I believe that this space could have been use otherwise but as I read through the article, which didn't take long, I found out that it was a traffic reporters for WDRB daughter had made the University of Louisville Cheer leading team for the upcoming season.
I understand his enthusiasm about his daughters accomplishments but lets be real, does it really need to be on the home screen of WDRB.com? This article consisted of four short sentences, four pictures and about a forty second video. While watching the video I saw that this segment actually made it on to TV following Louisville's huge victory versus Syracuse on Friday. The link to this video is below and I suggest that you watch it and see how you feel about it.
night.http://www.wdrb.com/story/32990020/mike-marshalls-daughter-makes-u-of-l-cheerleading-debut
So what do you think about this average girl being on television just because her dad is? I think that it is unfair to all of the stories that deserve more attention and feedback than this one. There are so many news related things referring to the election, widespread of drugs and all of the weapons that have been exposed at schools all across JCPS. Now, all of these topics have been introduced but the people need to know more about these situations that affect a widespread of people rather than this story that affects only the cheer leader and her family.
In this topic, the writer does not follow the 10 elements of journalism very well. He fails to make the important interesting and does exactly the opposite which he made the interesting important which you don't want to do in journalism at any time. This article and its publisher also didn't follow many of the aspects of the 7 yardsticks of journalism very well either. One of the main yardsticks includes local relevance and that refers to how that story or article relates to every single citizen. In this case, this story doesn't relate to any of the citizens in Louisville except for a maybe a select few that know the subject that is being mentioned in the article.
Overall, I think that the news source if WDRB could've avoided this story and replaced it with some in-depth writing and reporting. I completely understand that the father, Mike Marshall, is proud but not everybody has the same opinion or desire on his daughter as others do in the most positive way.
I understand his enthusiasm about his daughters accomplishments but lets be real, does it really need to be on the home screen of WDRB.com? This article consisted of four short sentences, four pictures and about a forty second video. While watching the video I saw that this segment actually made it on to TV following Louisville's huge victory versus Syracuse on Friday. The link to this video is below and I suggest that you watch it and see how you feel about it.
night.http://www.wdrb.com/story/32990020/mike-marshalls-daughter-makes-u-of-l-cheerleading-debut
So what do you think about this average girl being on television just because her dad is? I think that it is unfair to all of the stories that deserve more attention and feedback than this one. There are so many news related things referring to the election, widespread of drugs and all of the weapons that have been exposed at schools all across JCPS. Now, all of these topics have been introduced but the people need to know more about these situations that affect a widespread of people rather than this story that affects only the cheer leader and her family.
In this topic, the writer does not follow the 10 elements of journalism very well. He fails to make the important interesting and does exactly the opposite which he made the interesting important which you don't want to do in journalism at any time. This article and its publisher also didn't follow many of the aspects of the 7 yardsticks of journalism very well either. One of the main yardsticks includes local relevance and that refers to how that story or article relates to every single citizen. In this case, this story doesn't relate to any of the citizens in Louisville except for a maybe a select few that know the subject that is being mentioned in the article.
Overall, I think that the news source if WDRB could've avoided this story and replaced it with some in-depth writing and reporting. I completely understand that the father, Mike Marshall, is proud but not everybody has the same opinion or desire on his daughter as others do in the most positive way.
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