The point of this essay is to “investigate” the impact of technology (internet) on a specific communication career field (journalism).
The points below are what my professor gave us, but the internet should be intertwined through them all. I suggest looking at it as radio and tv made journalism more personal etc. and the internet combines the best qualities of both.
It needs to include:
-A historical summary of journalism that sets the context of the industry today.
-A summary of key technologies that have impacted journalism.
-An argument about the impact of an emerging technology on the career field-what recent technology has impacted those in the career; are the impacts positive, negative, neutral but important; is the impact likely to be temporary or enduring, etc.
-We have to use specific information to demonstrate our knowledge (e.g., specific examples of the continued impact today, ideas or moments that are related to the topic selected, etc)
-We also need to use multiple sources of information:
-Including online, possible newspapers, scholarly sources if applicable etc.
-WSJ, NYT…..anything reputable
-They all need to be cited within the paper if necessary and also on a “works cited page”.
