JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: User-Generated Content
23 Sep 2020
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Traditionally journalism was a bottleneck form, where journalists would gather information and filter it through to the public. The new model is called the mosaic model of communication which is a many-to-many means of communication. The business model of traditional journalism establishment is changing. Everything becomes direct, information comes from primary sources directly to the public. The other option is yes, journalism will always be needed. There are certain techniques that journalism has in order to transfer information. Journalism must tell people what"s important, and what matters. It also tells us what information counts, who is credible, and what matters. There are cultural, political, and commercial reasons of why journalism matters. The definition of the word theory in this class is to make sense of certain problems. Without theory you will have gaps in ideas. explain conditions or events. Simple definition: a theory is a set of concepts formed into propositions that.
