Current and Ethical Issues in the field of Journalism

            Current and Ethical Issues in the field of Journalism Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name October 31, 2018     Outline         I.            Introduction

1. Overview of current and Ethical Issues

     II.            Current Issues

1. Decrease in Demand for Print Journals (Rogers, 2017)
2. Rise of Fake News (Ball, 2018)

                                                              i.      Distrust in social media                                                             ii.      Decrease of Credibility of Journalists   III.            Ethical Issues

1. Breach of Privacy (Gross, 2017)
2. Use of Journalism for Propaganda Setting (EthicalJournalismNetwork.Org, n.d.; Marty, 2018)

  IV.            Conclusion                   Introduction             As compared to the past few decades, the practice of journalism has exponentially increased in the past few years due to the advent of different technological innovations that made communication of ideas much easier. Today, almost everyone, professionals or not, could obtain information through the Web, synthesize it based on their own thoughts, and publish it on their own social media platforms. On the one hand, this has increased the diversity of opinions and ideas as it removes exclusivity from the hands of professionals. On the other hand, however, this gave birth to different issues and risks that were once under control by professional networks that regulates the flow of information among the masses. In this paper, some of these issues in the field of journalism would be discussed in further detail. Specifically, two current and two ethical issues would analyzed based as to how they affect the journalism practice these days. Additionally, the sources that would be used in this study would be critically studied based on different aspects. Current Issues Decrease in Demand for Print Journals             Summary         &...