tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560585832214320333.post2716037931072221837..comments2024-03-21T03:48:00.088-07:00Comments on The News About The News: Crime reporters come with a variety of credentials...and rightsThe News About The Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14372293666903894876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560585832214320333.post-39550328022372740872011-09-18T17:07:04.182-07:002011-09-18T17:07:04.182-07:00Great post Megan.
This is an interesting look at ...Great post Megan.<br /><br />This is an interesting look at the limitations society may place upon itself of where news comes from. Granted that we wish to have our news presented to us from reliable sources, which in most cases is esteemed media publications, your blog points out that news can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time.<br /><br />While we cannot trust every piece of information that is presented to us, first hand sources are incredibly valuable. With the integration of photo and video recording at our finger tips via mobile devices, is the world looking at not a collection of mobile device users, but rather a collection of amateur journalists?Mike Tweetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163326366334634416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560585832214320333.post-90114679820341147612011-09-17T18:25:47.262-07:002011-09-17T18:25:47.262-07:00I would tend to agree that today's world is op...I would tend to agree that today's world is opening up to more citizen journalism. Our world is full of technological devices and social media sources, and as you pointed out it is just as likely that a blogger will break a story.<br /><br />I think there should be a point where a line is drawn, though. There will always be a need for the professional journalists because very few "amateur" citizen journalists take the time to interview several sources, research data, and remove bias from their writing.<br /><br />Having credibility is a huge thing in the journalist world. A citizen journalist has minimal credibility. Once they make incorrect assumptions or errors in their information, they will lose a large number of readers. And few people want to read things that are filled with bias...unless they completely agree with all the biased opinion being given.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951730788196973441noreply@blogger.com