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New York City cops detained this photographer for filming a soldier in Penn Station. They thought there was a law prohibiting it. Nope there isn’t. And for any aspiring photojournalist you never have to hand over your camera or your memory card/film.
Check out the Huffington Post run-down of the event: click here!
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In a brief kerfuffle with my dad earlier today, we discussed different methods of interviewing.
I am covering a local story tomorrow and was telling my father how I planned to interview, politely introducing myself and then asking permission. My father suggested I print out a so-called ‘press pass‘ and go by that.
Aside from that, I think in today’s world journalism is needed now more than ever. The industry may now be heavily segmented, with so may places for a person to get information, and in so many ways as well. Social media is changing the game every day.
When most people read an article, whether the conventional newspaper way, or the 21st century method of online or by mobile device, they are reading for the information. Somehow, in some way, that information is aiding them. Based on the beliefs of the reader this article could be a strong or weak dissonant about a hot topic. People pick and choose their news sources based on cognitive dissonance, only reading what they want to hear. Google allows us to search for answers.
But how can we trust every article we read? Advertisements have become so invasive today that some people cannot figure out an advertorial from an article. And look at every blog or self-named website that claims to be a reputable online paper. Do you really know who is going out and getting the story? Or is the internet too full of clutter that we believe whatever sounds the best to us?
The New York Times recently implemented on Twitter a more interactive model between their journalists and their readers. I believe this is a great way to restore the faith in journalism. It is important to read a story that has the professional research behind it. With more trust between the writer and the audience, a new trust can be formed.
So the next time you read an article, local, national, international, trade, or business take a moment to think about the time and research the writer did to complete it. Impostors on the internet impede on the professionalism and may give false information. You can’t believe everything you hear, but your best bet is to trust the information supplied.
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