Journalism, as a field, is known for its dynamic nature. The ability to work in journalism calls for the need to be able to be flexible with the changing face of the realm. Therefore, the future will never be a definite thing since the present is continually morphing into a different face.
The idea that the days of paper journalism is over seems to be far from true. While media continues to become more and more stratified, the desire to still be able to pick up a newspaper at least once a week still remains strong.
As for the future of journalism as a changing field, it appears that more and more journalism is becoming a career that can be practiced anywhere at anytime. Therefore, if the practitioners are able to create news spontaneously, the audience will be able to receive news in the same spontaneous nature. News will most likely continue to become more stratified and as such, consumers will be able to receive many different genres of news, whether it be via e-mail, text messages, or perhaps, even papers.
Journalists will have to continue to concentrate on this idea of news becoming more and more personalized in order to meet the needs of the audience.
Whereas, the concept of consumers being more involved in the news communication process looks like it still has the potential for growth. Currently, the consumer is able to give feedback through comments on articles and letters to the editor. This may be the first step in societal change so that consumers may become more active participants in the news process so it better fits their needs. Local news channels in Memphis encourage their audience to take pictures and/or videos of breaking news stories. This could be a problem legally, as some events are of a sensitive nature and need to be handled as such.
yes I agree with you. Journalism was never predictable in nature. In your last paragraph you talk about how the public is becoming more active in the making of news, such as contributing photos. I agree with you that there does need to be some sort of guidelines set up, perhaps even gatekeepers, to protect the integrity of news. All in all I liked your comment. Bravo!!:)
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