Journalism has been rapidly changing over the years, and for good cause. The days of waking up in the morning and walking to a newspaper box to purchase a paper are long gone. With a connection to the internet, anyone is able to load up their brower and go to their favorite news source to find out the most recent stories.
Journalism 2.0 is the title of a book written by Mark Briggs that outlines how journalists can update their craft for the new age of internet and social media. In Journalism 2.0, Briggs talks about blogging, Web 2.0, digital photography, video, and other things that help to enhance news articles. Part of Journalism 2.0 is its online aspect, and as Matt White wrote in a blog post in which he evaluated the Edmonton Journal online website, linking to other sites is very important so that readers can expand their views, but not all external links are refutable and users should be critical of the websites they view through links in a story.
While the internet grows and becomes a more integrated part of society, the effects that Journalism 2.0 will have on the world will grow exponentially by providing better news stories and allowing readers to interact with the stories they read.
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