The Future Of Journalism*

The media has always played a huge part in society. Since the beginning newspapers have always been the first to let people know what is going on in the world.


However with the development in technology broadcasting became a huge part of the media. Many thought that this would indeed destroy newspapers but instead broadcast and print worked hand in hand and neither harmed eachother. With the ever growing interest in celebrity social life and reality TV shows that were born out of this, magazines also flourished, and this became the ultimate in media.


But now, newspapers are beginning to close their doors and shutting down their printing presses, because online journalism has emerged and swept up internet users, into a world of free, fast, news that people can get now, instead of waiting for the paper, the next day.


But is this the death of print journalism??


Some may argue that this is an inevitable fact, that indeed newspapers are dropping like flies and soon there will barely be one left. Of course, most of the national newspapers such as "The Times" and "The Guardian" are online. So their loyal readers will inevitably be reading their news via the websites. Which is one of the reason that newspapers are continuing to disappear. Practically all of their readers... are going online for their news.


Yet, this does not mean the end of journalism as a whole. The media has developed quickly and efficiently over the years, with news from around the world avaliable by the click of a mouse or a click of a button, news is as important as ever.


Social networking sites are becoming increasingly helpful for journalists. "Facebook" is one of the huge sites that have people talking about anything and everything, including what they have done during the day.


Although newspapers do seem to be struggling with the current media climate it does not mean to say that the future of journalism is dead.


You could say its the start of something bigger...