The Quality of Modern Journalism

The Quality of Modern Journalism

       Journalism today can be found in many ways across social media. I myself follow channels and people on sites such as Youtube and Facebook, that use their own methods of recording and displaying the latest news, story's and information. I also watch and listen to larger networks such as Global news and CNN. Both sides have their pros and cons when it comes to the quality, relevance and validity of the information given. 

       Citizen journalism has been around since the tools and proper basis of dispersing the information have existed. Anyone and everyone can take part in videoing events that they would like to have commentary on and upload for all of the internet to see and comment on. The most common median of citizen journalism is with cell phones. Every time I have witnessed a crazy event or even walking down the street downtown, I always see people with their cellphones out recording. Now having this power will make it very easy to upload low quality material. Reasons for this would be; a low quality recording device, misleading information from the creator, and all around biased commentary. There are a lot of other reasons but don't get me wrong. Citizen journalism can also be high quality if the right tools and reliable sources are used. Sometimes having an uncensored view on a subject can really open up your mind and make the over all experience even better than a television broadcast.

                   New's networks on television have been around along as the existence of television itself. Mostly controlled by some sort of governing body such as the leaders of the nations and settlements, most of the information given is censored and controlled so that not to offend or give the wrong information to the population. In my opinion this is the most reliable source of information because of the very large budget and cast around the world. Even now the largest new's networks are finding their way on the internet to make it a lot easier to see whats going on half way around the world for example. I see no lose in quality after this switch. Social media has only increased the quality of news and information.