“New Media, Digital ethics, Citizen Journalism”

New Media New media, as far as I know, is an interactive, updated and innovative form of media compared to those of the traditional media which are print, radio and T.V.; Internet to be exact. It has more features, faster, and for the most part, technologically reliant.

how is the new media better than the traditional media? Advantages We use new media mainly to access information anywhere and anytime. Example is, it is mostly used by the students nowadays who want to do a research without spending a single second in boring libraries filled with heavy and dusty books. Our second best friend next to Google, Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, is one example of the new media inclination. Another thing that adds up to the new media craze is its interactive features that allows people to exchange their ideas, views an opinions about one certain topic posted in the internet. Feedback in other term. For in the traditional media, let’s take the newspaper for instance, we cannot really correct or get our opinions printed there right away if we want to. Also, the new media has its way of keeping up with today’s generation because of its digital infrastructure, or in other words, visual roads and rail networks of communication. Being born with our umbilical chords connected to the internet here in our modern, modern generation, it is not impossible that the new media caught the attention of today’s youth.

 Traditional Journalism and Online Journalism  Global Journalism

 Speed  Rumor and corrections  Reporters using social media

What is citizen Journalism?

Internet an integral part of citizen journalism

Examples.  masterpieces of citizen journalists would undoubtedly include the pictures and texts received during the New York terrorist attacks in 2001  the tsunami in South-East Asia in 2004  Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) acknowledged officially the key role played by people in the streets in broadcasting main footage during the London bombings by terrorists in July 2005  Usama bin laden death news by Sohaib Ather on twitter.

CNN iReport

Pros Cons  Helps to get local citizens more engaged in the issues affecting their lives.  It makes possible the coverage of events that the mainstream media might otherwise miss.  you learn what’s happening as its happening. No time to edit and omit information.  Citizen reporters don’t have any ethics training in how to handle certain situations that may arise.  This type of information isn’t always trustworthy. people are also able to spread rumors. Eg the story of death of steve jobs by a citizen journalist on Ireport.

Conclusion:  CJ has both benefits and Drawbacks.  CJ is encouraged by the Top Tv channels.  Code of ethics should set worldwide for Citizen journalist.