Jonathan Walls: Russell Brown - Host of The Afternoon News Wrap, Jacob’s Media - Access WDUN
The media is a vastly important and crucial part of modern life. As technology has advanced the media has had to stay up to date or fall behind. With the incorporation of the internet, new technologies, and the easy transfer of information, how has the media industry changed, and how is it affecting us? Through first-hand experience at my mentorship, interviews with those in the industry, and other research, I have learned the positive and negative effects of the newfound media landscape created by technology. The use of technology has changed the way stories are found, analyzed, distributed, and reported. Many reporters can now report on duty and off, with social media. Not only does it affect paid reporters, but anyone with internet access has the chance to be a reporter themselves. This fact presents equal benefits and disadvantages, as more information and more stories can come from the people and places that the reader cares about, but just because one is reporting does not make them a journalist. Having easy access to the stories we care about provides us with a more informed world but also shelters us from other views, opinions, and facts. The internet has ultimately boosted the word of talk radio and the news by providing listeners with easy access to the stories and news they care most about, although it may have been at the expense of traditional journalism.
The media is a vastly important and crucial part of modern life. As technology has advanced the media has had to stay up to date or fall behind. With the incorporation of the internet, new technologies, and the easy transfer of information, how has the media industry changed, and how is it affecting us? Through first-hand experience at my mentorship, interviews with those in the industry, and other research, I have learned the positive and negative effects of the newfound media landscape created by technology. The use of technology has changed the way stories are found, analyzed, distributed, and reported. Many reporters can now report on duty and off, with social media. Not only does it affect paid reporters, but anyone with internet access has the chance to be a reporter themselves. This fact presents equal benefits and disadvantages, as more information and more stories can come from the people and places that the reader cares about, but just because one is reporting does not make them a journalist. Having easy access to the stories we care about provides us with a more informed world but also shelters us from other views, opinions, and facts. The internet has ultimately boosted the word of talk radio and the news by providing listeners with easy access to the stories and news they care most about, although it may have been at the expense of traditional journalism.