Posted by Michael Dombkoski                                These words, spoken by Washington Post sports blogger and UD grad Dan Steinberg at a recent talk with journalism students, were his description of his job as a journalists. Joking, of course, was Steinberg, but the point he was trying to get at involved the ever-changing landscape of journalism. Even as a sports writer, the move from print to online journalism has affected the way Steinberg writes. When Steinberg graduated from UD in 1998, the only job he could find was … Continue reading “I DONT DO ANYTHING”

Posted By, Greg Beran With the advancement in technology and the internet turning the business of journalism upside down completely, are data journalism experts still necessary? Data journalism has been around for a long time. The purpose of data journalism is to gather information and show the public  statistics of the information. However, the wide spread availability of information makes data journalism obsolete. Through new advancements such as Tableau software and social media the public can access data in the media easily, eliminating the need for data journalists.   (This is how Tableau information looks) Tableau software is a program, … Continue reading Are Data Journalism Experts Still Necessary ?

  Posted By, Michelle Caracci A heavy debate has been circulating over the years as to whether or not this time period is the golden age of journalism. Henry Blodget, writer for Business Insider, believes that “journalism is now in better shape than it has ever been.” Blodget credits social networks, digital news organizations, smart phones, and other technological advances for helping journalism branch out by providing more outlets of information and contributing to a new method reporting. Tom Engelhardt, author of The Nation’s “Are We Living in the Golden Age of Journalism,” takes a more cynical approach in his … Continue reading The Golden Age of Journalism

  Posted By, Kyle Coulter I recently came across the two attached articles on twitter and it really made me think: In every journalism class that I have taken since high school, the women have outnumbered the men 3:1, so why is it, that there an overwhelming majority of the leadership positions at top media outlets are occupied by men? Nieman Reports show that the path to a leadership position must go through the more rigorous news beats of politics, business, and U.S. and foreign news. These segments of journalism require long hours and fierce commitment; which can be tough … Continue reading Men and Women in Journalism

Posted by, Michael Dombkoski Lately, there have been quite a few pieces on the news involving graphic and/or illicit images or videos. From the Steve Foley beheading to the the Ray Rice punch to the Jennifer Lawrence nude photos, we, as an audience, have been presented a distinct choice: to look or not to look. When imagery that could be considered for mature audiences is presented in news stories, journalists are asking themselves a question before releasing the story: is it necessary for my story? Included in this post are two news stories, the first discussing the Foley and Rice … Continue reading Journalism Ethics: How Far is too Far?

/ Posted by Hannah Blahut Both PBS and The Harvard Crimson have recently posted articles regarding the lack of female representation in the field of journalism.  PBS offers a more fact-based review of the issue, reporting various statistics such as how women make up only 37.2 percent of overall newspaper employees, which is a miniscule three-tenths of a percent increase from 1999.  While this article makes it clear to the reader that society is lacking female journalists, it just skims the surface as to why this might be the case and why this is an issue. The Harvard Crimson article offers a … Continue reading Lack of Female Representation in the Field of Journalism

The NFL players association unanimously approved the new drug policy this past friday. This has been a debated topic between the league and the players union since 2006. The league is not high on the new policy, according to the New York Times they said there are “significant unresolved issues”. The league and lawyers still need to sign off on the new policy, but the fact that the players union finalized the proposal is significant. When this policy passes, which it is expected to do soon, it could overturn suspension of players such as Wes Welker and Josh Gordon. This … Continue reading New Drug Policy for the NFL

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