Discovering just some of the times journalism has fought for change and made our world a better place
I have always considered journalism to be a powerful weapon in fighting for societal change, actively working for society’s evolution towards a better future, short-term and long-term: whether that’s pressurising authorities to enforce the law on criminals, campaigning for tech giants to take more responsibility for user wellbeing or for higher standards of air quality.
In a speech given at the BBC College of Journalism in 2011, Helen Broaden explained one of the soul purposes of journalism is to hold power to account, adding that to do so “we have to tell the truth as we see it, to the…
Understanding the role multimodality plays in contemporary journalism and discussing my own reflections on its importance
It’s probably best I first visit what multimodality actually is, and my favourite definition was said by Tuomo Hippala, when discussing multimodality in long-form journalism:
“… combines written language, photography, short videos, maps and other graphical elements, and joins them together into a seamless narrative using subtle transitions”
In other words, you’re telling a story in multiple forms: not just with text, but with visual and sometimes audible aspects too — often simultaneously (e.g. having images and videos accompanying text in one feature or article).
The Value of Multimodality in Contemporary Journalism
Gary Hudson and Sarah Rowlands (2007) are quoted in Tony Harcup’s ‘Journalism: principles and practice’…
What actually is microblogging? How can you harness it to help your online presence grow? Whether you are looking to promote a blog like I have been doing, or just wish to nurture a digital presence through social media, here are the top five things I have learned from my own microblogging experience that could help you connect you to your audience.
If you’ve read my other blog posts, you’ll have gathered I am not one for short-and-sweet feature writing…I love diving in deep, rummaging around in a topic and unpacking it from all angles. And it seems that, in terms of Internet reach, that’s possibly the most successful approach! Statistics gathered by sites such as Influencer Marketing Hub hold the opinion that, despite likely presumption, the longer the blog post the better (not that I’m tooting my own horn). …
Exploring the laws of Defamation, Breach of Confidence and Privacy to better-understand how and why journalists must avoid seeing the inside of court.
As far as I can see (hello, amateur offering her opinion *geeky wave*) there are two key reasons journalists must learn about the law, firstly (and obviously) because of the legal rules which determine what can and cannot be reported on, said or used (i.e in terms of material, for example pictures) and secondly because many of the best scoops incorporate the law and legal proceedings in some way.
This blog will be focussed on unpacking the former reason, however we do brush over the latter: when discussing Breach of Confidence law and how the media can often be third-party…
With more importance that ever placed on mainstream media to communicate important updates to the public, a question of the country’s trust in News media has been raised. But what is causing this doubt in News’ credibility?
Why is Trust in Journalism important?
In an age where we’re bombarded with news updates from all angles and in all forms — living through the dominance of social media and digital media platforms — trust in REAL journalism (as opposed to amateur journalism or fake news) is now more important than ever in order to stay accurately informed (Holbert, 2005) and avoid being misguided by inaccurate research, or opinions and biases being disguised as fact in order to gain clout and traction. As Strömbäck et al. …
Why does negativity dominates news media? Questioning the approach of bad news equalling good news and whether the balance should be readjusted in a time dominated by negativity.
As reflected in several interpretations of News Values (e.g. Galtung and Ruge’s collated values in 1965 and Harcup and O’Neil’s re-imagined list from 2001) bad news is undoubtably good news in the eyes of journalists.
Harcup and O’Neil describe bad news as being ‘stories with negative overtones such as conflict or tragedy’ and in his book Journalism: principles and practice originally published in 2004, Harcup elaborates on this in saying “death, tragedy, job losses, factory closures, and falls from grace are all examples of somebody’s bad news being good news for journalists”.
…Seems harsh.
Harcup and O’Neil also listed good…
What fuels Social Media’s strong hold on society? What are the money-driven motivations behind the scenes?
It’s no secret that Social Media is threaded through the back-bone of millennials’ section of society, however what I have become more aware of in recent weeks is the tactics used by Social Media platforms to ensure just that: for their creations to become the centre of all Millennial lives.
When you discuss these platforms with young people, the response to them may come as a surprise to any older generations that only witness the social media usage from the outside: they see the incessant texting and aimless scrolling; screens holding their gaze hostage and never leaving their grasp.
The…
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Social Media Marketer and Copywriter critically discussing journalism and its practices
