So we talked about online journalism or also known as citizen journalism this week. We learned that journalists have lost their monopoly international news and internet have shifted the way who creates, distributes and own the news.
Criticisms about citizen journalism are the challenges adhering to the elements of journalism.
- journalism first obligation is to the truth
- its first loyalty is to the citizens
- its essence is discipline of verification
- its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover
- it must serve as an independent monitor of power
- it must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise
- it must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant
- it must keep the news comprehensive and proportional
- its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
Personally, i feel that blogs such as
Singapore Enquirer and
Wayang Party provide the people with a different perspective and insight into the news portray by the state media. if i dare say, SPH is a new agency managed by our government and news reporting in recent events have shown some slanted views. In general, i take things i read from the media with a pinch of salt and use other sources to see a bigger pictures of an issue. i just wanna say that when the media do not serve as a watch dog for the people, then the people have to judge if the elements of journalism still holds true.
