Obviously, the way journalism is put out for the public is different now than it was when journalism first began. And that is due to advances in technology. In the generation that we live in, we as college students are seeing advances in technology way more than our parents and grandparents ever did. Some points were brought up in the student presentation that we do with social media in the field of study that we are in. They included having a twitter account, an updated public blog that includes links to other sites, and an online portfolio available for reference by future employers.
I hadn't realized it before this journalism class and other media classes this semester, but Twitter is a MASSIVE news source.
https://twitter.com/
Short and easy to read summaries of news that is taking place is being updated and posted constantly, and it's all public because it's on the world wide web. This relates to some other points that were brought up in the student presentation about the Internet in general. It is ideal because of its convenience, inexpensiveness, and quickness.
There is one thing about journalism and technology that I disagree with, and that is that online journalism has taken off, but the advertisements haven't. I disagree with that because I am on the Internet every day and more advertisements pop up on my screen than I can often handle.
It's so excessive. And I'm not the only one who feels that way: http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/24/online-ad-survey-most-u-s-consumers-annoyed-by-online-ads-prefer-tv-ads-to-online-want-social-media-dislike-button-and-reckon-most-marketing-is-a-bunch-of-b-s/
A lot of times there are ads that pop up because they match me based on things I've searched or pages I subscribe too, but most of the time they are honestly so irrelevant and annoying to me. so I think there is no shortage of advertising on the Internet, and if anything, it should be filtered.
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