The Role of a Journalist

How Journalists Serve the Public    In chapter one of the reading this week the history of journalism was a heavily discussed topic. More specifically, the history of how journalism functioned in past societies and how it still functions today. The striking observation throughout chapter one was that the core of journalism itself has not really changed at all. In the current age there can be a tendency to think social media platforms are taking away the role of the journalist. However, it is not that journalist are being removed, but that their roles are changing. With the massive influx of content that people get each day from social media platforms, they need someone who can make sense of what is true and what is false. But it is not quite as simple as giving people a list of facts, people do not just absorb news with absolute trust. Each individual has their own experiences and emotions that they bring with them, which leads into the next job of the journalist, being able t...