· Journalism is important to question the established and dominant political and social paradigms (democracy)
· Without free news journalism there can be no assurances of a free and informed populace
· News stories are information gathered from people – is it thus correct/incorrect to condemn journalists who get information from twitter? I think as a starting point no – but journalists needs to contact that person so that the information can be put into the intended context to avoid errors – this is why in-depth journalism and reporting is crucial.
· What is the responsibility of journalism – what happens when they get it wrong
o Manufactured news (spin) from press releases
o Does truth suffer from public relations (PR)
· Economic rationalism of news production affects the quality of news (corporate ownership)
o Decreasing Journalism vs. Increasing Public Relations
o Credibility and authenticity questions arise
· Online News – does it change anything?
o More scope for content
o Links to sources
o Compare how topics are covered by different organizations
o Search through news archives
· Economic models online still to be understood
o Will pay walls work?
o Can they be publicly funded (ABC, SBS)
o Access via login so that information can be sold to advertisers/marketers
· Newspapers are designed to discover what their readers do not know. Adhering to this will maintain audience attention and keep them economically viable in any media form.
· Without free news journalism there can be no assurances of a free and informed populace
· News stories are information gathered from people – is it thus correct/incorrect to condemn journalists who get information from twitter? I think as a starting point no – but journalists needs to contact that person so that the information can be put into the intended context to avoid errors – this is why in-depth journalism and reporting is crucial.
· What is the responsibility of journalism – what happens when they get it wrong
o Manufactured news (spin) from press releases
o Does truth suffer from public relations (PR)
· Economic rationalism of news production affects the quality of news (corporate ownership)
o Decreasing Journalism vs. Increasing Public Relations
o Credibility and authenticity questions arise
· Online News – does it change anything?
o More scope for content
o Links to sources
o Compare how topics are covered by different organizations
o Search through news archives
· Economic models online still to be understood
o Will pay walls work?
o Can they be publicly funded (ABC, SBS)
o Access via login so that information can be sold to advertisers/marketers
· Newspapers are designed to discover what their readers do not know. Adhering to this will maintain audience attention and keep them economically viable in any media form.