Back then a journalist was someone on field getting Information, conducting interviews, finding stories and combing all of these elements to give the public news about it. But with the internet, anybody with a connection can do journalistic work from anywhere they feel comfortable. You can do interviews online, you can record your own videos and upload them in the span of minutes. And with the rise of more and more Independent journalists, it’s hard to tell if the person you’re relying on for news went through the college system.
The way that journalism is changing rapidly has had effects on my thought process. It feels like we’re getting an Information overload with 24/7 coverage of events. It feels like we’re getting put a Kafkaesque moment and another, sometimes it doesn’t feel real. And even if one tries to take a break of the constant coverage. When they get back, they feel like they missed out on a major event. I open my phone and it’s full of headlines; while it feels wonder having access to all this information, it can also take a toll on mental health as all of this information can increase anxiety.
With modular content like the various video formats like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. you have to think differently when uploading to each site. with YouTube you can get more into detail with longer videos; but with Instagram and TikTok, you need to make the contact under a minute. while I am seeing some creators telling their viewers to go to YouTube to find a more detailed video on the contact, if the viewer doesn’t go there, they’re never get the full picture. It’s especially dangerous when talking about sensitive topics in more volatile countries. Recently the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is planning on banning TikTok after a 14-year old boy was stabbed to death in school following and online fued with another student. It’s events like these that question the rapid fire Information feed our media has today. And as an Albanian myself, I’m worried that these short attention span may affect my family back home in Kosova and my fellow countrymen in the Albanian homelands.
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