2011年5月9日 星期一

Searching engines

Information from these engines do not make us feel dumber. However, Wikipedia for example, technically, they are not encyclopedia. Since all people in the world can easily access and upload or even add information into it easily as they want. How can this so-called 'encyclopedia' to be validate?   In my opinion, Wikipedia references are not so reliable as well. Since web user have no idea to find out where the sources are true or not, even students use Wikipedia for sources, it will lower the standard of solidity for academic writings. This is alos why Wikipedia wasn't a good web site and search engine by most of the professors nowadays.

2011年5月1日 星期日

Journalism

Journalism is a practice of investigation and reporting of events, journalism is at the center of new developments in journalism. In this new paradigm, journalists are able to engage citizens and the experts/elites in the proposition and generation of content.
  1. Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
  2. Its first loyalty is to the citizens.
  3. Its essence is discipline of verification.
  4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
  5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
  6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
  7. It must strive to make the news significant, interesting, and relevant.
  8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
  9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
In modern society, news media has become a major part of life to provide information and updated new to citizens.