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Journo tips: Newsgathering

Originally posted on Return of the hack:
Before I came to City, I always wondered how people found news. I’d always done Comment at University, and the thought of having to find original news, that hadn’t already been reported in national newspapers, terrified me a little. Over the year, I’ve gradually built up my newsgathering…

The Global Investigative Journalism Network: 2022’s Best Investigative Stories from the Arab World

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Majdoleen Hasan and Chafiq Sroor. Being an investigative journalist in the Middle East and North Africa was immensely challenging in 2022, thanks to the dramatic decline in press freedom in places once considered safer for journalists such as North Africa, the lack of human and financial resources, and…

How willing are people to stand up for their values and beliefs

One can find several people doing violence against the truth. Similarly, there is Richard Martin who claims that fascism and communism are twin brothers.

The Week bringing things you need to know for the 3rd week of August 2022

August 15 Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding unveils bet on Russian energy firms Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding said via Twitter on Sunday that it invested in Russian energy giants Gazprom, Rosneft, and Lukoil between Feb. 22 and March 22, a period straddling the launch of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The United States and other Western nationsContinue reading “The Week bringing things you need to know for the 3rd week of August 2022”

Mississippi journalists discuss the evolution of daily newspapers

By using social media the loudest groups of fanatics try to drive the conversation, not rational, solid, considered thinkers, Christian or not, to bring a sort of news that is often very far from reality. Mainstream journalism has been ruined by these phenomena and the danger exists that certain newspapers fall into the trap toContinue reading “Mississippi journalists discuss the evolution of daily newspapers”

How to save Journalism in 2022

Originally posted on Maria Blogs:
In the last decade, the journalistic and media business model has been changing rapidly. This change has brought many hardships to media companies who have mostly relied on newspapers as their main source of income. These companies have been losing money due to declining readers and ad revenue. Newspapers lose…

Lies for Likes

Originally posted on Bexsblogs:
Journalists who compromised the code of ethics. Many, if not all, journalists are taught from the beginning of their journalism classes that they owe to the public?the truth and what is ethical. Journalists are taught that they owe the audience the truth, including all facts, and that they should represent the…

Why social media presence matters in journalism

Originally posted on Jindy Garfias:
It is important for journalists to embrace social media as a facet of reporting. Audiences no longer wait for the 11 p.m. news on local networks. Instead, the public is consumed by the 24-hour news cycle. They expect breaking news to be published across social media platforms faster than it…

The End of Journalism

+ Preceding Written-down thoughts Study Guide: Definition of Journalism Identifying Journalism Safeguarding freedom of expression Gossip and fake news, opposite fact checking and facts presenting News that’s fit to print Jacob Robinson A Post-Truth world heralded the end of journalism as we knew it. And — in the wise words of Buzzfeed — “That’s a good thing!” ViewContinue reading “The End of Journalism”