How mobile devices and social media is changing the way we view journalism
Mobile devices are changing the way that we receive and distribute the news. With the growth of the internet and lack of funds going to newspapers journalism looks completely different from how it did 10 years ago.
Anyone can publish content
There are positives and negatives for the idea that now anyone can become a journalist. Journalists are now able to receive content online that they may have not received if it was not posted on twitter first. It allows for more content to be viewed in real time if a journalist is not already on the scene. It also allows journalists to cover ongoing stories by tweeting out important pieces of information to their followers.
The negative side to this is the idea that you cannot trust everything that is on the internet. Someone could post information that may seem true and it could go viral. Journalists are trying on a daily basis to stop the spread of false information. If someone chooses to spread false information it could lead the public into believing in something that is not true.
Interacting with the audience
With journalists being active members on social media they are now seen as real people instead of faces behind a screen. Audiences want to be seen and heard by the journalists and that is making the audience a participant in the process of developing and sharing the news. The audience wants honest interactions from the journalists and the journalists have to be able to give it to them if they want to keep the audience loyal.
The skills required for the journalist
Today the way that we are receiving the news is different. Journalists now need the skill to adapt to this changing environment. We now use mobile devices as the way we consume the news so journalists have to make the way they share the news mobile friendly. Journalists also have to adapt the ways of how people are capturing content. Now journalists and filming and editing news packages on their mobile devices and it has been seen as a more convenient way of capturing the news. Journalists have to adapt to the changes in the news world.
How journalists are using mobile devices
Journalists are not just using mobile devices to post their content on, they are also using them for news-gathering and audience engagement. Journalists will now be able to find content, sources and quotes from social media. It is now a tool they can use to produce better and more content. Social media makes reporting easier for journalists because there is information out there and the journalist just has to find it.
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