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Thursday, 14 August 2014

What ever happened to Journalists???


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So the question is: "Do we still need Journalists in the age of Social Media?" Uhm...I don't really think so. Do we? Social Media has sort of taken over from journalists. Why? well, because it's that platform that has allowed anyone and everyone to be a reporter. When a story breaks out, the time it takes a journalist to grab their camera man or note pad or voice recorder and head to the scene, a video has already been uploaded on Youtube, the story has been hash tagged, tweeted, retweeted, pictures all over instagram and so forth. And the time it takes for an article to be written, edited and printed, the news has already travelled all over the world. I can imagine how frustrating it is. And smart phones? They're really not helping either. They make access to social networks so much easier. BIS, data and the worst of them all Wi-Fi!!! Imagine the whole world could all of a sudden do your job, overnight, just like that. What would be the need for you?

 


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Well, it’s really not a train smash because journalists should just join in and make use of these social media platforms to convey their information. Because like, who still reads newspapers? My grandpa maybe? So if you're a journalist, have a smartphone, be ready to snap, record and share because that's what life is about now. You snooze you lose? That's what they say right? Whoever came up with that saying probably saw how the power of social media would put journalists in jeopardy. But then, social media actually helps journalists break news and has made their lives easier. http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-social-media-helps-journalists-break-news/
So it's nothing to panic about, and yes, we do still need journalists. I was just trying to think the way the rest of the world does. Their jobs are to do follow up stories and get more details about the story if someone else provided that information. And plus, they are still credible sources and we trust them more than ordinary citizens. They just have to know how to do things and follow the direction of the world. It's as simple as that! And that's exactly what they are doing.
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20 comments:

  1. Rose Kgolane14 August 2014 at 12:13

    All so true. Journalist's jobs must be hard hey. I can only imagine their frustration. Social media is taking over and journos might need to find alternative careers.

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge15 August 2014 at 05:23

      If they learn to make use of Social media then they won't need to

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  2. Franck Kashinda Mayi15 August 2014 at 02:11

    I agree with you Clare...I don't think we still need journalist either. My smartphone can do everything.

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  3. The Strategic Thinker16 August 2014 at 04:29

    Yes we might still need journalist just to clarify some facts, if journalist can form a relationship with citizen journalist news would be so much better and interesting as both have some input in informing the nation. journalist should adapt too the social media industry before they perish.

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge16 August 2014 at 06:06

      Exactly. Those are the kind of actions that need to take place. You are indeed a strategic thinker ;)

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  4. Anonymous16 August 2014 at 05:08

    Very true! it's very crucial that they make use of all the available social media platforms to get their messages across and voices heard.

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge16 August 2014 at 06:08

      That I think is what they are trying to do and I think it's working out so far. Journalists who aren't doing this need to get with the programme.

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  5. Thoughts behind my eyes18 August 2014 at 01:36

    I agree, probably in the next life there won't be so many journalist because of technology. Its funny how it looks like the human brain is competing with a gadget that can easily be destroyed.

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge19 August 2014 at 04:06

      Yeah, that is the ironic part of it. Technology is taking over everywhere. What will be the need for humans in the future?

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  6. Anonymous18 August 2014 at 03:00

    I would have to agree with you as I also believe that journalist will be no more because of social media furthermore people now rely and believe on social media than they do on journalists.

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge19 August 2014 at 04:07

      That's exactly why I said that journalists need to make use of these platforms to convey their information

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  7. Unknown19 August 2014 at 05:43

    I honestly think that we still need journalist in this day and age even if we have Social Media. Journalist help us to make sense of the news, because we can't really trust all the Tweets and Facebook status updates. We need someone to verify the news for us.

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge19 August 2014 at 05:47

      Yes Nomfundo, that's true. Journalists are those credible sources we still should rely on.

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  8. Unknown19 August 2014 at 05:51

    I believe the landscape of journalism is changing and Journalists just have to adapt hey. You said smartphone,record,share it immediately on social media

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge19 August 2014 at 05:54

      Yes, it is very important to have that smartphone hay. Especially as a journalist.

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  9. PINK DROPS OF THOUGTHS19 August 2014 at 05:52

    I think that we don't because nowadays we get news easily. Social media gives us free news, we don't have to run to shops just for a daily newspaper.

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    1. Clarisse Batubenge19 August 2014 at 05:56

      Yes we don't need to run to shops for daily newspapers but journalists are still the ones that provide us with the news on social media. You should really re-analyse this and see that journalists are still needed.

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  10. kuhle20 August 2014 at 02:17

    I think we still need journalist. I mean think about the effect it would have on social media and on public relations. As important as social seems to be at the moment we still need journalist to give us fresh news that are not clouded with peoples personal views on them.

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  11. Clarisse Batubenge20 August 2014 at 06:50

    Exactly, journalists provide us with unbiased news. Social media may fade away, who knows what will be created tomorrow?

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