What is the future of journalism? | A-Z of ISMs Episode 10 - BBC Ideas

viii is head of ism's journalism journalism is a product to modern history and it's shaped by the politics of the places where it works and if the democracies it's based on the ideals that knowledge is important that expression should be free and that reliable information is good for society has been driven by the invention of new technologies such as paper printing electricity photography and now of course digital social media the internet it's changed radically over time from medieval scribes

recording more and taxes to paid pamphleteers and coffee shops waging political battles to mass-market newspapers that use new tech like trains and telephones to gather and spread the news to television and radio that allows us to see hear and connect with the rest of the world the BBC's rich Dimbleby z' radio reports from Belsen concentration camp brought the horrors of the Holocaust of the world television journalists like dan Rather and photographers such as Don McCullen showed America the br

utal reality of Vietnam and reporters from the Washington Post Metro desk forced a presidential resignation over Watergate a journalism became more influential so politicians battled to control it journalism was always about power power of information holding power to account or providing propaganda it claimed to make and break three ears swing elections and even star wars it's produced heroes who have revealed scandals such as systematic child abuse by pedophile priests it's also created monste

rs who ruined lives and broke the law such as the journalists who hacked into people's phones now it's all changing again automatic software programs are writing bot journalism citizens broadcast on their phones algorithms created by huge technology companies shape the flow of news as people like or retweet the facts and opinions they want to share that's meant an explosion of content at either way of information much of it Falls furious and fractures people are confused about what to trust unce

rtain what is true fearfully the anger conflict and bias they find online we're in an age when populist leaders and shadowy interest groups use the cliche fake news to attack journalists and deliberately mislead the public so why did journalism failed to see all this coming do we even need your miss anymore fake news is actually good news the trustworthy reliable journalism it's a chance for the news media to show why they're needed to sort out the truth from lies and speak for the citizen the d

igital age is a chance for journalism to reinvent itself with new tools such as virtual reality or artificial intelligence the Internet provides massive competition for the mainstream media but it also offers pathways to new business models such as membership subscription and collaboration most of all it offers an opportunity for journalism to get back in touch to be more diverse relevant and engaging in a social world where emotional and values drive our communications journalism needs to redis

cover the human touch and also to get back some key traditional ideals to be reliable responsible and to tell the stories that help to explain our complicated and often frightening world thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe and click the bail to receive notifications for new videos see you again soon