11) Civics

 Anna McGough


Civics

    One may ask how civics is related to journalism because normally when one thinks of civics, the class taken in college or high school comes to mind. The definition of the civics we learn of in civics courses as stated by Merriam Webster is "a social science dealing with the rights and duties of citizens." 

    This, however, is not far off from the civics that is connected with journalism. Journalism civics deal with the same thing in the sense of dealing with the rights of citizens. The Britannica definition of Journalism Civics is that it is "journalism that is conducted by people who are not professional journalists but who disseminate information using Web sites, blogs, and social media." 

    An example that Britannica gives us is that journalism civics can look like "Citizens in disaster zones have provided instant text and visual reporting from the scene." This is a way that people can share their experiences and feel heard by sharing what they are going through that may pertain to other people.  The news and media can often be bias and covering up information that they do not want the people to know but with civic journalism, people can share their sides of stories from all angles.

    Even if the writers are bias, different biases can be read on the same topic and make a decision for themselves of what they choose to believe. I fully believe that it is better to have multiple different angles of a situation than have one angle and that what is believed. 

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