Main Ideas from Readings by Adrian Norman https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e Write a short paragraph identifying the three main ideas you drew from the readings. Include your name. en-us 2017-05-24 23:51:42 UTC 2025-12-07 11:30:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Sue B: I was surprised to read how 'disperate' the field of journalism academia is- I had expected it to be young, but I hadn't realised how 'immature' and how internationally 'disconnected' it seems to be. I have a science / medicine background where academia is very strong, and the scientific approach of building on pieces of work or challenging hypotheses is very well developed. https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179699885 2017-07-30 08:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179699885 Sue B: I really enjoyed the Zelizer article- it was fascinating to read the discordance between the practitioners, the educators and the academics. It was an inspiring article. It does seem there should be great opportunities to better understand and evolve journalism if the three parties understood and worked more synergistically together. In many other fields of academia there are symbiotic relationships (albeit developed over decades) that have advanced professions and therefore ultimately public good. https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179699920 2017-07-30 08:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179699920 Rune https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179726000 Two thoughts from the Deuze article: It was interesting to read how journalism seems so difficult to define even if many have tried to. And is it even of value to find a set definition, as that might just limit journalism.

If all journalists where totally objective, there would be no need for multiculturalism. By advocating for multiculturalism, journalism acknowledge that no one can be totally objective, and that multiculturalism is needed. 

The Zelizer article is from 2008 and talks about the increase of the use of pictures after 9/11. Now 9 years later, this conversation tends to be about how much video there is in journalism. ]]> 2017-07-31 00:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179726000 Murtaza :Deuze points to notable effects on the emergence of multimedia – some of which seems incorrect or perhaps outdated. For example Deuze refers to Singer’s work in 2004 in saying “The convergence process that characterises multimedia poses challenges to departmentalised news organisations and is generally considered to threaten a news culture that prefers individual expert systems and ‘group think’ over team work and knowledge-sharing.” In one sense I believe this to be a false statement in that there has been a long tradition of knowledge-sharing in journalism, even in an investigative context where discretion is required. Pertaining to the actual production of journalism, it is typically a collaborative effort going back to Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein. In a more recent example, according to The Guardian’s former special correspondent, Nick Davies – they reached out to The New York Times for investigative support once they caught wind of information pertaining to the NSA’s global surveillance. Giving Deuze the benefit of assuming that “individual expert systems” refers to specialised knowledge about journalistic mediums, this still seems outdated and it’s worth noting the academia referred to is over a decade old. To put it simply, it is conceivable that a print journalist might have not wanted to collaborate with a video journalist years ago but a thirst for knowledge is a common characteristic in most of the journalists I’ve met and as a whole I have witnessed a culture of curiosity and enthusiasm for learning amongst more experienced journalists who are not from a generation that is native to multimedia. The late Mark Colvin and the popularity of his Twitter account is a notable example of this. Mark Davis’ undercover investigation into Rohingya human trafficking (Journey into Hell – ABC Four Corners) saw him largely self-shooting on a Panasonic GH-4 (a small mirrorless camera popular with young budding video journalists and even YouTubers). I believe journalism has always been a profession where it is a requirement to be able to adapt to situational changes and considering this, it is exciting from a journalism studies point of view. This is because even an academic assertion from 2004 can be outdated and in need of review, so there is a great opportunity to study changes and adaptations as they happen. https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179985949 2017-08-02 22:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/179985949 Kate B https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/243137252 Really interesting to read journalism academic writings.

I found the Deuze article the most compelling, with his analysis of how journalists see themselves as 'professionals' in depth and easy to read. In particular, his points on journalists defining themselves y a 'sense of immediacy'. Now in 2018, I believe that there is clearly still this drive - but there is also now a strong vogue towards 'slow news' - or news  that comes in the form of podcasts, or webpages, that take 'deep dives' into long-term current issues. E.g. This American Life's deep dive 'Five Women' - their take on the #MeToo movement.

I also found it interesting that it seemed that both Deuze and Zelizer seemed sceptical of defining journalism as a 'profession', in part because of the gatekeeping affect this has e.g. 'Who is a journalist?' 'Who can publish?' ]]> 2018-03-18 02:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/adrian_norman/j5q584jf371e/wish/243137252