ENGL 150 Lecture 1: Journalism Career

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL 150
• Professor: Mariah Kemp

Document Summary

Thesis: after stating the causes, effects, and possible solutions there is always room for print journalists who are interested in keeping newspapers afloat. That"s the change that the development and evolution of the internet have brought to journalism. (lisby 65) With the proliferation of new modes of communication online, deciding who is and who isn"t a journalist has become pretty much impossible. (hulin 20) What happened to us in journalism did not happen overnight, and it obviously will not be cured by some quick fix. (broder 625) The internet has allowed journalists to be able to inform their communities about fast- breaking news. ( print journalism 2) Clincher: the internet evolving is not about killing off journalism it is about keeping up with the times and giving journalists a new media in which to thrive. With so much information at fingertip reach, it has become increasingly difficult for even media-savy individuals to tell who is a journalist. (hulin 16)