Author: newswriters

BY AMY MITCHELL, JEFFREY GOTTFRIED, MICHAEL BARTHEL AND ELISA SHEARERWave after wave of digital innovation has introduced a new set of influences on the public’s news habits. Social media, messaging apps, texts and email provide a constant stream of news from people we’re close to as well as total strangers. News stories can now come piecemeal, as links or shares, putting less emphasis on the publisher. And, hyper levels of immediacy and mobility can create an expectation that the news will come to us whether we look for it or not? What, in other words, are the defining traits of…

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images have sparked controversy in recent years, and the decision of Midjourney, a popular AI tool, to discontinue its free trials has prompted discussions among journalists about who gets to control AI use. “Due to a combination of extraordinary demand and trial abuse, we are temporarily disabling free trials until we have our next improvements to the system deployed,” said David Holz, Midjourney’s founder, in March. Although Holz was not specific about what abuse had prompted the decision, he announced the change a few days after a series of false images, including one of former U.S. President…

Anshu Joshi |Welcome to the age of highly advanced technology and digital revolution. An age, where everything is updated in a fraction of seconds, media is no exception. Zeroing down to Indian context, digital or TV media has changed all definitions and understanding pertaining to mass communication in general. Monitor any news channel closely and you will understand that everything is on sale here, breaking news is ‘the’ word and the day is ‘planned’ in a way to grab the maximum eyeballs and achieve maximum TRPs.For past few days, the famous (or should it be called infamous?), Sheena Bora murder…

Pranav Malhotra We are told that those in Silicon Valley do not let their children use any social media. Not only does this gloss over how young people can make positive social connections online, it does not offer parents any productive advice about the conversations they may have with their children on issues like media literacy and privacy protection.Toward the end of Netflix’s new documentary-drama The Social Dilemma, former Google employee Tristan Harris describes technology as “simultaneous utopia and dystopia.” This quote encapsulates the focus of the film: It primarily plays up well-worn dystopian narratives surrounding technology, with a sprinkling of…

Bhavesh Chhipa In the era of digital journalism, newspapers are losing their readers because readers are shifting to digital portals like websites, YouTube, media applications, and many more. However, there are still some opportunities before the newspaper industry, even in the era of digital journalism. The history of the newspaper industry In Roman times, newsletters between authorities or acquaintances were acknowledged as a common means of communication. In the late Middle Ages, newsletters between important trading families started routinely crossing borders. In the German city of Augsburg, one family, the Fuggers, owned a significant banking institution; even outsiders were familiar…

Where does the news come from?———————————————————————————————————By cultivating an alert mind and training your powers of observation, you will acquire the skill of spotting suitable material.  Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, think about every person, every experience and every event in terms of a potential story.  Talk to people.  Be interested, be curious and be inquisitive about new ideas. Keep your eyes and ears open and observed and analyses what is happening around you————————————————————————————————   What makes news? News is an account of a current idea, event, or problem that interests people. Man thinks, and an idea is born. …

We are conducting an online course Data Visualisation from 14th to 18th November. This course is a crucial component of data journalism. We have senior journalists from BBC, Reuters, ABP, HT, etc as resource persons. Please also circulate among those who might be interested to attend the course. Registration Link:https://forms.gle/cP5iU5foV3mXFoyk8

गोविन्द सिंह‘गाँधी संभवतःअब तक के सर्वश्रेष्ठ पत्रकार थे. और जो साप्ताहिक उन्होंने निकाले या संपादित किये, वे दुनिया के इतिहास में शायद महानतम साप्ताहिक पत्र थे’. – चेलापति रावगाँधी जी के पत्रकार कर्म पर प्रख्यात पत्रकार स्व. चेलापति राव का यह कथन शायद सबसे सटीक टिप्पणी है.आज के युग में, जब व्यावसायिकता की आंधी आई हुई है, मुनाफे की आग में तमाम तरह की नैतिकताएं झुलस रही हैं, गाँधी जी बरबस याद आते हैं. गाँधी जी की पत्रकारिता न सिर्फ अपने समय के पेशेवर मानदंडों पर खरी उतरती है, बल्कि उन्होंने पत्रकारिता को सच्चे अर्थों में देश और समाज के…

Scientists have warned for years of the consequences that human pollution, and our warming planet, will have.Today, from flooding and wildfires, to droughts, heat waves and hurricanes of increasing intensity and frequency, we’re experiencing these repercussions, and experts agree they’ll only get worse.In the coming years, more journalists than ever will be needed to report on our deteriorating environment. They’ll be tasked with covering the crisis and its fallout from all angles — and as comprehensively as they’ve reported on the COVID-19 pandemic.https://ijnet.org/en/resource/environmental-journalism-part-1-are-we-all-climate-reporters-now