Many important social events are taking place in our everyday life. This era of multiculturalism and technological events is affecting the way of informing people. With the manufacturing and commercialization of new gadgets such as mobile phones with video cameras, people have the capability to record videos and post them on different websites.
One of the debatable points concerning the use of these videos taken by civilians, is that they are not following any code of ethics for journalism. The amateur videos are being used by some TV stations as part of their news broadcasting content to keep people informed about some recent events such as the Arab Spring.
Newspapers and broadcasting corporations have their own particular way to inform people. Based on their own policies –and sometimes regulated by economical and political interest– these media produce news that their audiences consume. These ideas make me wonder: How ethical is the news that people are consuming? And also, how trustworthy is that news?
Hugo Olivos – Tv Studio Lab Assistant
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