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One of the most interesting careers, at risk, maybe?, yes?, no?


The question still remains, "do we still need journalists when people are becoming their own journalists?"

I though long and hard about whether or not I think journalism is important or can it be replaced by social media. As you commented on my previous post, it made me reach this conclusion, journalists are still needed especially for gate-keeping because without them, information and news will lose its sense of credibility.

In order for them to remain relevant in this new era, they need to integrate social media in their practice, so I decided to be my own journalist, to see how people respond to the thought of social media vs journalism. The videos below is what people said regarding this topic:










It is very interesting to see that people do not see social media as a treat to journalism and still believe that it is a very important career.
What do you think about this issue?
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  1. Unknown23 August 2014 at 07:19

    I agree with you that people do not see see social media as a threat to journalism , and social media is taking over and is growing even bigger , we still need journalist for gate-keeping

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    1. Unknown23 August 2014 at 21:46

      So basically the goal to being successful in journalism is to integrate social media in one's practice

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  2. Anonymous24 August 2014 at 01:57

    I am alsp supporting the idea that people still need journalism in terms of getting the right information and at the right time and I don't think social media should be regarded as a threat for journalism but as something they can incorporate

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    1. Unknown24 August 2014 at 02:00

      Thank you for your contribution, i guess journalism as a career is not a risk...

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  3. Moses Mashogoane24 August 2014 at 02:26

    You know from an accounting perspective, journalism provides assurance & transparency both to stakeholders regarding social media. Both Journalism & Social media adds value to the disclosed information in public. Yes Journalism does pose an advocacy threat to the news conveyed in a sense that social media can promote a relationship by giving it an opinion which can impair the independence of the Journalists out there.

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    1. Unknown24 August 2014 at 21:39

      So basically journalists still play an important role on the business sector

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  4. Unknown24 August 2014 at 06:46

    Never
    in this lifetime will social media replace journalism because more
    often than not the opening statement of most of the "news" that we see
    on social media reads, "Rumour has it..." so I agree with you that
    journalism brings a sense of credibility to news.

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    1. Unknown24 August 2014 at 21:40

      Thank you, without journalism we will become a lost nation in terms of news credibility.

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  5. Unknown25 August 2014 at 02:40

    social media is taking over journalism but then again journalist can manipulate the situation and make use of social media to broadcast and publish their stories rather than letting the public do the job for them.

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    1. Unknown25 August 2014 at 05:34

      Journalist should try and use social media to their advantage fast before the public does it.

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  6. Unknown25 August 2014 at 05:20

    Journalism is been threatened hey.It should be called social media journlism

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    1. Unknown25 August 2014 at 05:35

      It is not the same as what it use to be before

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