The online journalism diploma module at JOMEC
Accuracy is more important than platform
I have been reading through the blog entries and I am getting worried.
Not about print (ie newspaper) vs broadcast, or the people's preference for pictures of bears up trees rather than heavyweight reports from Basra, but by the evident lack in many reports of one of the bedrocks of journalism - accurate reporting.
I do not mean the usual bugbear of speeling, grammer or puncuation but getting the basic facts right. For example, Richard Burton was never the editor of the Telegraph, nor is he now the editor of the Jewish Chronicle, nor was he ever involved with a magazine called Parkhill. And that's just a skim through one thread.
There is no point in debating the merits and demerits of one media platform over another unless the core of our profession, craft, calling or whatever you want to call it is solidly in place.
My advice? Listen carefully, make good notes and check your facts. Then check them again.
If you want people to trust journalists, it's up to YOU.
Not about print (ie newspaper) vs broadcast, or the people's preference for pictures of bears up trees rather than heavyweight reports from Basra, but by the evident lack in many reports of one of the bedrocks of journalism - accurate reporting.
I do not mean the usual bugbear of speeling, grammer or puncuation but getting the basic facts right. For example, Richard Burton was never the editor of the Telegraph, nor is he now the editor of the Jewish Chronicle, nor was he ever involved with a magazine called Parkhill. And that's just a skim through one thread.
There is no point in debating the merits and demerits of one media platform over another unless the core of our profession, craft, calling or whatever you want to call it is solidly in place.
My advice? Listen carefully, make good notes and check your facts. Then check them again.
If you want people to trust journalists, it's up to YOU.
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