lets discuss: journalism
Introduction
Welcome to Awkwardly adulting , today we’re talking with Peter.
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Hey peter
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Thank you peter.
In this episode we will be discussing...
Summary
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What journalism is.
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Journalism’s impact on society including documentation of history and social media.
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the future of journalism and Peter’s personal experience documenting protests of the Black lives matter movement.
What is journalism? Definition and meaning of the craft
Fake news and the future of journalism | Robert Hernandez | TEDxKC
The 5 Core Values of Journalism
Think Like A Journalist | Kelsey Samuels | TEDxPlano
Get to know Peter warm up questions.
Is water wet?
Do you wear socks while you sleep?
Describe who you are in three words and explain why.
Before we get into the episode, why journalism? What does journalism mean to you?
What journalism is. Prerecord
Now, what is journalism?
According to the american press institute,
Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating and presenting information. Including the product after this process.
The difference between journalism and other forms of communication is the code that journalism pertains too. From the american press institute’s website, they talk about this code from the book titled “The elements of journalism” by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel. Where they talk about the principles and practices of journalism.
The overarching idea is that journalism is based on the truth. From gathering and assessing the facts to creating and presenting the news, it's all based on the motive to seek the truth.
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So Peter, I did meet you through my school’s newspaper so I want to ask, what did you learn from being apart of TheRoundUp?
Do you have a favorite part of the publishing process?
Is actively trying to seek out the truth, which is the basis of journalism somewhat tiresome?
Despite being a part of a school publication,do you think newspapers/broadcasting in the “professional world” will or is making a comeback during these times of covid and protesting?
Do you think journalism sometimes does more harm than good? Why or why not.
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the future on journalism Prerecord
In a ted talk posted in 2017, Robert hernandez talks about emerging all other tech with journalism. Informing people through pokemon go and snapchat. He goes into depth in how virtual reality is the future of journalism. Having the ethical standards of journalism and immersive technology. He stated,
Internet has come with distractions but with new ways of communication for journalism.
Journalism needs to [robert hernandez] “remain relevant in how it reaches and informs the diverse communities it aims to serve., accurately informing by any ethical means necessary..”
The web journalism professor also talks about how new tech like adobes photoshop for audio can be used to destroy the truth.
I wanted to mention this video because it kinda shows even back then technology is expanding and growing. So now i know things have became worse when finding a credible source or a factual video.
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Peter, do you think that the internet is a positive or negative to journalism?
Will there always be fake news?
In your opinion what do you think the future of journalism will be?
Will newspapers still be relevant, or will all articles be compiled in a tiktok, or instagram graphic?
Have you heard of citizen journalists?
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In the ted talk “Think like a journalist” published in 2017 and spoken by Kelsey Samules, a black journalist with a bachelors in journalism, expands on how watching different news outlets, googling before sharing, and listening to people that look different than you are ways to think like a journalist.
She talked about how safe her timeline on social media was. How she avoided the tough realities of the world by avoiding certain conversations and choosing specific friendships. She purposely avoided that racism is still an issue.
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In your perspective what is the impact that journalism has on us as the people?
Do you think some news stations go against the journalism code of ethics? Could this contribute to the different understandings of perspectives/voices like the black lives matter movement, racism in america, the homophobia, the transphobia the realities of the world.
Transition,
Lets get into your experience as a journalist, during the protests before closing out
I really wanted to go out and photograph but i was too emotional to do so, which is apart of the code of ethics where you hold a certain bais for being emotional (dont quote me)
How did you feel photographing the protests?
Did you ever feel like photographing these protests have no purpose?
Do you ever have that feeling that photographing is not enough?
Anything you want to add.
Thank you peter for talking to me for my podcast.
Conclusion
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