UK Journalism

One of my favourites from the industry blogs worth monitoring, was the UK journalism site.

When I first viewed the site, I was overwhelmed by the vast array of options this site provides the audience, from breaking news and news feeds, the journalist’s and editor’s blog, to the ability to search for jobs and the amount of advertising on the home page.

The editor’s section contains blogs hand picked by the editor, John Thompson and they provide discussion on the latest news, particularly stories related to journalism.

One of the blogs I found most interesting was ‘SEC investigates fake jobs data‘.

One of my most significant concerns about citizen journalism is the verification of the material.

How are news organisations and then the audiences supposed to know what they are consuming is true, factual reporting?

‘SEC investigates fake jobs data’ discusses how an unsubstantiated report of Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, suffering a heart attack and how it effectively sent Apple stock prices plummeting after the report’s publication.

This blog effectively demonstrates the importance of verifying information from citizen reporter’s before distributing the content.

I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing the UK journalism site, for it was informative and interactive.

Hopefully Australian media will take note and follow the path of the innovative British!