News and technology

News contains, political, cultural, economical, social information that is of interest to a local, national and international audience.

The development of technology in news is extremely important as it can determine the audiences interest in the information given to them. By having up to date technology on news institutions such as the BBC, the technology used to distribute the news has to be equally as important in order to get its point across. News is something that has thrived on technology, as gathering information from around the world as well as broadcasting twenty four hours a day is the primary objective for all news institutions, they rely on it in order to get as detailed information as possible.

Developments in the internet has allowed us to access in depth information that is not always on the television or in the news paper. This would mean that more people are likely to access information at a time that suits them, as well as being good for the news company.

Questions have been asked on the reliability of the news and weather the information that is initially given is correct. An example would be the 2000 US presidential election where to wrong result was given by the media before the result was made official. Other questions have been made about the reliability of citizen journalism, this being citizens that record events as they occur, such as the mobile phone recordings of the 9/11 bombings. As it is such amateur material, some would ask if it is something that can be used as proof of an event that should be accessible to people on a international level. Overall citizen journalism is something that is incredibly important to the BBC and other major news industries as they can be first to spontaneous news and therefore get the loyalty of the audience. In saying this, the future of citizen journalism is looking strong as most breaking news originates from photos or videos taken for citizens, which are then made public through the internet, magazines or through television.