COMS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Investigative Journalism, Rabble.Ca, Alternative Media

• School: McGill University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMS 230
• Professor: Cayley Sorochan

Document Summary

Produced by high profile newspapers: wall street journal, new york times. Traditional journalists that have set up an online alternative new site. It doesn"t focus on any other news content (sports, weather, lifestyle ) They don"t just publish on their own website, they also offer their stories free of cost to mainstream mass media. They"ll partner with the new york times and give them stories for free. They try to gain as much exposure as possible. They want to create an organization that upholds values of journalism . Accuracy, credibility, making sure you develop strong sources over time, professional values. There"s nothing like democracy now in canadian media. But there are sites like this one that act as aggregators. Produced by other news organizations and independent people. Issues faced by alternative media before digital network: Alternative media often struggled to maintain its distribution. They were isolated from each other little pockets of communities.