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2.1 The Problem Space
The two problem spaces we wished to address with the table looks at peoples opinion to the content of news and how the presentation of news doesn't lend itself to a social context.
The role of journalism is to communicate information to an audience that they expect from society and what the society can expect from them(Kovach & Rosenteil, 2007). Journalists however are in this powerful position where they deliver information to those that are in a less powerful position. Kovach and Rosenteil (2007) feel journalists, to often, present stories based on pitting the sides of good v bad or an avenue for presenting a sales pitch. This sensationalism has been a strong topic in recent news where news presentation can cause hysteria and disharmony.
Eliiot (2005) states this type of journalism is considered biased and sensationalism and people have a sense of not trusting what they here in the news. Without the ability to self govern and discern what is real news will always be presented as sensationalism. Local knowledge allows the user to consider social media news feeds to get a different opinion and then they can build their own point of view.
On observing people who read newspapers (and more so papers than magazines) at coffee shops the physical environment sees them sitting opposite each other and sharing different sections of the newspaper but not sharing or discussing points of interest. When they are done with that section of the paper they swap and same lack of interaction continues. Some people may enjoy this situation and it is their quiet time to enjoy and take in the days events. However, with increasing use of technology to the delivery of news the daily planet table invites people to interact. Finding points of interests to find, explore, share and discuss.
Elliott, D. (2015). Journalism Ethics. In H. ten Have (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics (pp.1–8). Springer International Publishing. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_259-1
Kovack,B. & Rosenstiel,T. (2007) The Elements of journalism. Retrieved September 4, 2016, from http://www.academia.edu/5629536/