Monday, January 24, 2011

Reflection No. 1 — Luke Tay

1.

In online journalism, it must be very clear what the facts are and what the opinions are.
If a opinion is stated like a fact, or a fact is described like a opinion it is not ethically correct.

2.

Opinions can make a news article much more interesting. However, it also makes the article bias or untruthful.
An article with facts is rather boring. But it is trustworthy and provides only the bare facts of the event.

The recent shift towards online journalism, however, has left some gaps and grey areas in journalistic ethics.
One dilemma is the question of speed versus accuracy. This is rather a puzzling question. But, I think (and this is an opinion) that the papers should publish what they know, and then give constant updates.
It may be difficult for audiences to distinguish between credible news websites and other non-official news websites.
The recent shift towards online journalism, however, has left some gaps and grey areas in journalistic ethics.
Any mistakes and ethical breaches would be more damaging and widespread because. Incorrect information may be archived and the misinformation passed on to web-users accessing the archives.
3.
It may be difficult for audiences to distinguish between credible news websites and other non-official news websites. So, it is the audiences responsibility to know which sites are trustworthy and which sites are just playing the fool.

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