I have changed my three points, yet again.
They are currently: focus of news; ethics; and accuracy.
I am comparing the traditional news with digital news.
I. Intro
Statistics about news- perhaps where people get their news
Importance of news to a functioning democracy
Narrow to thesis: The changes of news can be broadly termed the change from print to digital. The crucial components of new journalism are its focus, ethics, and accuracy. Examining these points will lead to a better understanding of how the shift of news to the internet may affect the world.
II. Focus
Traditional first:
National-international stories
Digital:
Local
III Ethics
Overview of journalistic ethics
What is required for such ethics?
How do the two sides differ in their execution (or lack thereof) of journalistic ethics)
IV. Accuracy
Traditional:
Mechanisms in place for correction of mistakes (describe)
Digital
No such constraints, anonymity
Twitter hoax, Shirley Sherrod
V. Conclusion
Mention importance to democracy again.
Show how parts of each side need to be integrated in order to have a functioning fourth estate
There's an outline with thesis.
Thoughts? please?
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