Today’s journalism students are less likely to find full-time jobs as professional journalists. The craft has become ‘post-industrial’, entrepreneurial and atypical.
Patrick White, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Journalism is not keeping pace with the evolution of new technologies. Newsrooms need to take advantage of what AI can offer and come up with a new business model.
Robots won’t hold the pens just yet, but they can help people do the work.
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Humans still have an edge over non-Hollywood AI in several key areas that are essential to journalism, including complex communication, expert thinking, adaptability and creativity.
New book extends the canon of investigative journalism from 1706 through to 2017.
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A new book celebrates the long and rich history of investigative reporting in southern Africa, and highlights some hidden and forgotten gems.
The Globe and Mail’s Unfounded series about how police handle sexual assault allegations is an example of how the media can lead social change.
(The Conversation Canada)
In an age of post-truth, liars and media conglomerates, there are still examples of the press using their power to make social change. We should encourage such work.