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Monday, 2 March 2015

Do we need journalist in the age of digital media?

different kind of social media platforms
Bang Bang ! this is the hardest question ever to answer.   I Think there is a ground shift happening in the social media industry. not just in news because of the widening reach  of social media network. I personally think we still need journalist , Even though we live in the changing world where everything is done via online.Today its all about personal media.In the old days, a reporter was given a lead or went out to find a story. Today, many stories are received third hand (sometimes even fourth or fifth hand) through Facebook  or Twitter or Digg so that by the time a story is assigned to the reporter, then its in some form or another is already out there in the social media universe. The reporter now has to take that into consideration and find some angle to the story that is not yet being talked about.

 As the public relations individuals we can also do it ourselves by just creating the social media account for the organization we work for  to interact with our target audience and also make use of billboards to get the newsworthy information  out there. So this is to say   with or without journalist our  organization can survive , its still going to be noticeable .Social media are wonderful even though am not the fan, there is 24/7 online shopping , can also complain or get detailed information about that certain product you need, its fun you get the hard news immediately even though social media are proven not to have accurate information. .

 who to follow on social media?
it is very important to follow people from the same profession as yours just to see how things are done because no one is perfect.We still need journalist like Jonah Fisher who still continue with their job regardless of bad experience in the industry as he was harassed by Juluis Malema during a press conference  calling him a 'Bloody Agency' just because he was doing his job.

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10 comments:

  1. Unknown2 March 2015 at 05:06

    I agree with you, as much as things have change, we still need journalists. At the end of the day, it's journalists that have the best resources to provide accurate and factual news. Social Media isn't always reliable.

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  2. Sbongumusa Zwane2 March 2015 at 12:17

    Mbali dont you think that Journalist are little bit slower compare them with socail media for example that incident happened during the press conference between Malema and BBC Journalist you didnt first saw it on news or newspaper but it was trending on Twitter and facebook first

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  3. Phakisho Mojapelo4 March 2015 at 03:58

    journalists are useless in this age well,not neccessarily useless but,we can do without them...look at how quickly thing trend on social networks before they even get to journos so,i don't see the point of having em ey

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  4. Ms pinkilicious4 March 2015 at 04:00

    At sbongumusa yes i first saw the incident on twitter so this is to conclude that journalist are still needed but timing is very important they must ensure that they write their stories quickly.

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  5. Ms pinkilicious4 March 2015 at 04:02

    i agree with you phakisho its like they relaxed and wait for social media to do their jobs

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  6. Ms pinkilicious4 March 2015 at 04:03

    At mary more so it means that as future Public relations practitioner we must not rely 100% on social media.

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  7. Future Developers21 April 2015 at 07:24

    As much as social media can be a quick and effective way of sharing information, It is not always reliable because it is difficult to track the source of that information. I think that newspapers still play a huge role in the distribution of information to people who don't have access to the internet and other social media platforms.

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  8. Future Developers21 April 2015 at 07:46

    As much as social media can be a quick and effective way of sharing information, It is not always reliable because it is difficult to track the source of that information. I think that newspapers still play a huge role in the distribution of information to people who don't have access to the internet and other social media platforms.

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  9. Ms pinkilicious12 May 2015 at 01:16

    thank you thabane i second that newspaper still play a huge role.

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  10. Ms pinkilicious12 May 2015 at 01:18

    thank you thabane i second that newspaper still play a huge role.

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