http://www.reportr.net/2007/05/16/why-journalists-need-to-rethink-what-they-do/ This blog on media, society and technology is run by Professor Alfred Hermida, an award-winning online news pioneer, digital media scholar and journalism educator. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.reportr.net/2007/05/16/why-journalists-need-to-rethink-what-they-do/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Daniel Tseghay Sun, 20 May 2007 01:20:07 +0000 http://reportr.net/2007/05/16/why-journalists-need-to-rethink-what-they-do/#comment-66 With more citizen journalists, there will probably be less need for professionals to “find stories”. The facts will have already been accounted for and published. There will still be a role for professional journalists though. We’ll still need people to comment on stories and put them in the context of wider issues. Does this spell the end of daily papers and the rise of long-form magazine articles? With more citizen journalists, there will probably be less need for professionals to “find stories”. The facts will have already been accounted for and published. There will still be a role for professional journalists though. We’ll still need people to comment on stories and put them in the context of wider issues. Does this spell the end of daily papers and the rise of long-form magazine articles?

]]> http://www.reportr.net/2007/05/16/why-journalists-need-to-rethink-what-they-do/comment-page-1/#comment-65 links for 2007-05-19 : Andy Dickinson.net Sat, 19 May 2007 12:38:43 +0000 http://reportr.net/2007/05/16/why-journalists-need-to-rethink-what-they-do/#comment-65 [...] Why journalists need to rethink what they do « reportr.net Alf Hermida comments on Suw Charman’s work on re-framing what it means to be a journalist “In a world where we are bombarded with so many sources of information, there is a role for a professional who can sift, digest and make sense of an increasingly co (tags: journalism journalist community) [...] [...] Why journalists need to rethink what they do « reportr.net Alf Hermida comments on Suw Charman’s work on re-framing what it means to be a journalist “In a world where we are bombarded with so many sources of information, there is a role for a professional who can sift, digest and make sense of an increasingly co (tags: journalism journalist community) [...]

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