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Journalists On the Ground: Citizens and Pros, Could Change the World for the Better   The bombing on the PATH train was not covered by the New York Times or Washington Post first, but rather by daily commuters who take the PATH. To get more coverage for news in the world today, citizen journalists are the assistants to the professional journalists who work for big companies.  Citizen journalists have been on the rise every year, as the number of them has increased “by 145% each year,” which, in other terms, means that there will be “at least 13 times as many citizen journalists” compared to now, according to SONY. Due to the rise of smartphones, the Web, and social media, it allows anybody to have the freedom to share anything. It allows the world to have “raw insights into events that may not have been covered by mainstream media outlets,” which leads to a more personalized view of what is happening in the world, according to Journalism University.  On the other hand, pr...

  All the Aggregation That’s Fit to Aggregate What does aggregation mean? Aggregation means smart people sharing their reading lists, plugging one another into the bounty of the information universe.  Why does the author describe Arianna Huffington as “the queen of aggregation?”  Go to the Huffington Post and provide an example. The author describes Arianna Huffington as “the queen of aggregation” because she has discovered that if you take things people mostly search for, such as celebrity gossip, adorable kitten videos, or news reports. She takes all of this, groups them, and arranges them on her website in a way that attracts people.  Is aggregation a threat to professional journalism – why or why not? Aggregation could threaten professional journalism's credibility. It could damage the credibility of news sources and turn readers away from the news website.  The aspect of aggregation could take away the “professional” out of journalism, as it could be a bit ...

    1.     How does the interaction online become the key for Youtube video production community? Please use the media convergence concept to explain it. Online interaction becomes the key for the YouTube video production community in a few ways. When viewers watch a video and read the comments, that counts as an interaction, but does not play a huge role in the YouTube video production. But, when people feel comfortable posting a comment or responding to others, this is important to how the person who posted the video’s community grows. It also allows the creators to create more videos and get more feedback, constructive or good feedback to better their production. In terms of media convergence, instead of people watching the video without an account, it prevents the creator from gaining traction and more attention for the video. But when people watch the video and interact by commenting, it allows the convergence of two media aspects. 2.   ...

    1.     How does social media use help different sides in these political and war turmoil around the world?   Social media use helps different sides in these political turmoil around the world, in a few ways. For one thing, it allows people to see what is happening on different sides. This is shown through videos or livestreams. For example, for Ukraine, which is the victimized side in the political turmoil of the war against Russia, the people of Ukraine use social media to show the heroism of its citizens. In one video, it shows a woman standing in front of Russian soldiers, talking back to them. It can also help the other side, as well. For example, Israel uses social media platforms to spread videos of the hostages as advertisements. The Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry started a campaign where they used advertisements to describe the struggles of the hostages taken by Hamas and shine a bad light on them. 2.     What specific imp...