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Effect of Digital and Social Media on Journalism Discussion

 

  • -IDEA OF PAPER-
  • How has journalism and news change in the wake of digital media. Digital media as new technological advances and social media like Twitter, Youtube and Facebook. And has the change helped journalism or hinder journalism?
  • -OBJECTIVE-
  • The goal of this essay is for you to reflect on the use of technology in a particular work setting [a) journalism and news media or b) public relations or c) advertising or d) mass communication] by using your critical thinking and writing skills. Note that you can take a field as a whole or go more in-depth and select a subfield (for example, travel OR sports journalism or race/ethnicity in advertising OR AI in journalism OR AI in PR).You MUST however choose either journalism, public relations, advertising or mass communication since this is a JOUR course.Here are just a few examples of work settings:
    • Journalism = sports, arts, lifestyle, analytics in news, AI in news, citizen journalism, alternative right wing news, etc.
    • PR = PR agency, PR in a corporation, analytics, etc.
    • Advertising = ad agency, analytics, etc.
    • Mass communications = political communication, health communication, a social media company, an audio media like podcast, film, tv, photography, interactive media such as video games, ebooks, etc
  • -DIRECTIONS-
  • An original title that reflects your central argument;
  • Write an introduction summarizing what you will be talking about;
  • Write at least four ways the work settings worked before the rise of digital media (this could include changes in norms, practices or values);
  • Write at least five ways technology has changed the said industry (try to be nuanced and as specific as you can be using evidence and sources to support your claims);
  • And in one or two paragraphs (that are normally 5-6 sentences with one verb for each sentence), reflect on how this new environment is different from pre-digital media;
  • Add a conclusion summarizing your essay and your overarching argument.
  • Include:
    • Two or more academic references (from peer reviewed academic journals). To find that you can use a library database such as Jstor or Communication Databases OR ask Cory our HSJMC librarian. Some good journals in our field can be found here (Links to an external site.) and here (Links to an external site.).
    • One secondary media source
    • You can, if you want, also add personal experience [if you don’t have any don’t worry it is optional].