JOUR 625 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Paradigm Shift
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These might be simple questions, but they can give complex answers. A lot of these questions deal with a personal paradigm shift to answer them and require people to change the way they think about news and journalism. There are two views to consider: journalism critic and cultural scholar. Journli. asm critics might focus on in depth discussion and details on coverage, ethics, and sensitivity to interviewees and affected families in a news story. Cultural scholars consider journalistic work in news organizations and produced text. These scholars see journalists as individuals living and working in society within a newsroom culture, media organization culture, and societal culture. These people view news organization texts produced form them as artifacts of culture representing important meanings and values. These scholars realize that a certain study might create a wide range of possible answers that come from conceptual premises guiding thoughts and ideas. News research and thinking has passed through three key vantage points: