I'm not so sure I agree with this statement....I think true journalists are still able to find ways to showcase their true talent without worrying about Twitter. What do you guys think, is Twitter undermining the art of journalism?
Monday, November 22, 2010
Twitter Is Destroying Press Criticism
"Twitter's 140-character blasts aren't bringing down the newspapers. They're just turning journalists into sniggering cheap-shot artists." Or so according to an article by Ben Crair in The Daily Beast. He goes on to say that Twitter is undermining the art of journalism. He said press criticism is the type of journalism being most affected since every journalist posting on Twitter is acting as though they are a press critic and giving the real ones a bad name.
I'm not so sure I agree with this statement....I think true journalists are still able to find ways to showcase their true talent without worrying about Twitter. What do you guys think, is Twitter undermining the art of journalism?
I'm not so sure I agree with this statement....I think true journalists are still able to find ways to showcase their true talent without worrying about Twitter. What do you guys think, is Twitter undermining the art of journalism?
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I read the Ben Crair article in The Daily Beast and a question that has lingered in the back of my head for a long time finally surfaced. When we use the word 'journalist,' are we talking about someone who actually gets paid to write? This seems to be a very vague distinction nowadays.
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