Comments on: Journalism Students Don’t Read Newspapers Says QUT Journalism Professor http://techwiredau.com/2009/03/journalism-students-dont-read-newspapers-says-qut-journalism-professor/ Australian Technology News Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:10:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Greg Smith (aka prLAB) http://techwiredau.com/2009/03/journalism-students-dont-read-newspapers-says-qut-journalism-professor/comment-page-1/#comment-8605 Greg Smith (aka prLAB) Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:52:11 +0000 http://techwiredau.com/?p=3396#comment-8605 Many students these days (and I teach in communications) don't read anything – even their "readings" – so what hope for them to read newspapers? That's hard work, Alan. It's a sad state of affairs. They just sit there in class and it seems as though they expect a miracle (i.e., that knowledge will come to them by sitting there). And don't get me started on essay-writing. Some can't even get alphabetical referencing correct. Many students these days (and I teach in communications) don’t read anything – even their “readings” – so what hope for them to read newspapers? That’s hard work, Alan. It’s a sad state of affairs. They just sit there in class and it seems as though they expect a miracle (i.e., that knowledge will come to them by sitting there). And don’t get me started on essay-writing. Some can’t even get alphabetical referencing correct.

]]> By: websinthe http://techwiredau.com/2009/03/journalism-students-dont-read-newspapers-says-qut-journalism-professor/comment-page-1/#comment-7208 websinthe Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:13:37 +0000 http://techwiredau.com/?p=3396#comment-7208 I agree. As much as the medium of paper and ink newspapers is becoming less popular, it is still the best source for news. This is especially true for publications like the SMH and the Financial Review. The accountability of print journalists is huge. They don't always get it right, but the only reason the internet gets it right is because there's enough small operators out there that someone is bound to be right at some point. Until online resources emerge with the same accountability and credibility as newspapers, I'm still only going to trust them so far, and that's coming from someone who has been labeled a citizen journalist far too many times. By the way, nice site revamp. I agree. As much as the medium of paper and ink newspapers is becoming less popular, it is still the best source for news.

This is especially true for publications like the SMH and the Financial Review. The accountability of print journalists is huge. They don’t always get it right, but the only reason the internet gets it right is because there’s enough small operators out there that someone is bound to be right at some point.

Until online resources emerge with the same accountability and credibility as newspapers, I’m still only going to trust them so far, and that’s coming from someone who has been labeled a citizen journalist far too many times.

By the way, nice site revamp.

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