I disagree with some of the points made in Zhanet Bochukova’s post titled, “Problem’s with Journalism.” The decline of newspapers may lead to many jobs lost. However, if more news sources are available with technology then new jobs are opening up. I think that overtime, if the newspaper industry diminishes entirely, the other news sources taking over will make up for that loss.
With the current economy, job stability in other areas of employment is questionable as well. Online news sources are flourishing and new jobs are opening up. If a journalist is capable of writing for print then they are capable for writing for online news.
Zhanet also brings up the problem of credibility of news today. With the example of this blog, anyone is able to publish his or her opinions on the Internet. Avid bloggers will speak up if they think someone is posting false information. The beauty of blogging is that citizens are able to participate in the news, which strengthens our democracy. Credible news sources such as the New York Times even has a blog section.
If people still don’t trust some online news sources and feel that professional newspapers are more credible that’s not a problem. Newspapers now are available online, which is one of the main reasons for their decline. It’s easy for readers to check multiple sources with the abundance of news everywhere. Readers no longer need to wait for the paperboy to deliver tomorrow’s newspaper. The click of the remote turns on a news channel, or the click of a mouse opens an online news source.
Zhanet mentions that online news sources cause people to ignore what they aren’t interested in. It’s just as easy to flip the page of a newspaper and ignore certain articles while favoring those in a different section. With more news sources though, people can be extremely informed about what is going on in society.
-Lauren Krueger
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