"The responsibility needs to be with the press," Berners-Lee responded firmly. "Journalists need to be data-savvy. He reckoned the future of journalism lies in analyzing data in his speech. In his view, journalists could use software to discover the story lurking in datasets released by governments, local authorities, agencies, or any combination of them – even across national borders. "Data-dr...

This paper addresses different perspectives on the best administrative 'home' for undergraduate journalism education, from administrative and curriculum perspectives. The paper begins by reviewing the history of journalism as a college discipline--showing that even from its earliest years, the founders of the field disagreed on administrative and curriculum emphases. Some variables which affect...

Recent national and international developments are demonstrating the power of technology to transform communication channels, media sources, events, and the fundamental nature of journalism. Technological advances now allow citizens to record and instantly publicize information and images for immediate distribution on ubiquitous communication networks using social media such as Twitter, Faceboo...

J.. VJLainstream daily newspapers, radio and television stations and weekly community newspapers typically serve the interests of the majority of people in their communities. However, the U.S. press system also has given rise to news outlets serving smaller community segments and groups with shared interests. From the 19th century black press, to the late-1900s populist and reform press to alte...