In the ever evolving world of media, truly pinpointing who and what a journalist is can be difficult. Journalists, to me, are people who are trusted to spread news whether it through a local paper, or global news network. With the expanding world or technology journalism has been receiving extreme popularity from it’s online form as the time passes. From Twitter/X to Instagram, and all other social media platforms, online journalism allows for a faster and more accessible way to spread news to the world. The 24/7 news cycle has evolved journalism in a way that allows for all stories to be told. It created an expectation from the audience to receive constant updates. An example of this would be Covid-19. During Covid there were constant updates about how many people have been infected with the virus, predictions on the outcome, vaccination updates, media scares, etc. This often led to a spread of misinformation that we see so much on social media. With Convergence as well shaping journalism for the future, it is often hard to see the exact direction in which journalism is going. Convergence allows for media organizations to take their classic way of doing things and putting their news elsewhere. An example would be CNN creating a social media account to put their news out. This puts pressure on journalists to constantly have a story, and often comes with the risk of errors. Whether it’s not fact checked or something else. 

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