Journalism has always been a crucial source of information for the masses. First it was distributed in the form of telegram and newspaper, then another form as TV talk show which is still watched by a huge population of the world today.
The most recent form of Journalism is through the web articles and blogs. This transformation has led to a lot of distrust among the readers. The wide spread of fake news and unreliable resources has become problematic to the authenticity of journalism as a profession. Especially, since the current situation of COVID-19. Here are some current essential characteristics that can determine the future of journalism.
Media Owners are not gatekeepers anymore
With the introduction of journalism as an online content, there are now many different aspects of a single piece of information online.
To be precise, the media organizations no longer have access to control over the content they produce, but the platform companies control the audience, however they want to. The platforms like search engines and social media hold the power to manipulate the audience for any agenda.
Diversity of Information
With various platforms, the news content now has various form of conveying the message. People have options to choose whatever is agreeable to them. Online content now gives more exposure to the audience than journalism ever did.
Digital platforms have given voice to marginalized people
The biggest change that the digital media brought to the world was increasing the awareness of the marginalized people to the world. The elite class no longer holds the power to manipulate information, rather the audience have the power to regulate any information closely.
Journalism has helped a lot of people to raise their voice, as journalists accept and incorporate the digital information and media for their own benefit, the journalism has now become better than before.
Journalism in digital world
The access to various voices and resources for journalists has now given a new direction of news content to the journalism. Journalism is more independent and powerful that can influence the people to solve major problems of the world.
As technology changes, the risks of journalism also increases. But the truth is that as long as journalism exists as an independent entity, it can benefit not only the common people but also the governments and business world as an authentic source of information.
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