Coventry Journalism Review 2008

In this paper I aim to show that the development of news technology has and continues to change the methods of news delivery and the users experience of news content. In doing so I also aim to show that at the start of the 21^st century we are on the verge of new breakthroughs in virtual reality technology that have the potential to fundamentally alter the news environment. Read the rest of this entry »

Nick Davies in his book Flat Earth News highlights the fact that journalism has become merely ‘churnalism’, putting much of the blame on media conglomerates, which are keen on putting advertisers’ interests to the top of their priority list and at the same time applying minimal or no emphasis on producing good quality journalistic material for print and broadcast alike. If the daily news is in a dire state then what chance exists for investigative journalism to survive amidst this ever-changing world of news? Read the rest of this entry »

Pulitzer said: “The news attracting people most is related to sports, scandal and crime news (Brian 2001)” .The Olympic Games as the international campaign is highlight to display in the world. The Olympic Game provides the perfect forum for cultural construction and presentation in that it is one of “modern society’s mega-event” (Roche 2000).Because the Olympic Games is “the largest and most important stage “(Tuggle, Hoffman and Rosengard 2002:361).Its potential scope and impact derive primarily from the mediated mature of the Olympics, particularly its coverage in television broadcasts. The 2008 Beijing Olympics has becomes the focus of attention all over the world Read the rest of this entry »