American journalism has gone through many changes since its inception. Some of these changes have been good, while some have not been good. One of the changes in American journalism that has not been good is the lack of values. It seems that in recent years. American journalism is more interested in making money rather then presenting a story that is based on just the news and facts. Sensationalism has become a regular way of life and is no longer maintained in the confines of papers like The Star and The National Enquirer (David, 2001).
American Journalism has not hit rock bottom as of yet though. According to author Barbara Matusou, American journalism, as bad as it is may be better than British journalism. While American reporters tend to take their matters more seriously (as seriously as then can, nowadays.) British reporters trade insults over the coverage of the same stories. British reporting, according to the author, sometimes tends to leave out key information. Information that is sometimes vital to how the story should be presented.
For example, the author talks about case involving a doctor who might lose his license because he let his teenage daughter help him in the O.R by holding one of his instruments. The girl's age was left out of the report (David, 2001). It was only upon her return to the states that the author found out the girl was only 16 years old. Another thing that the author noticed about British journalism as opposed to American is the lack of serious news that they report. She cites a specific story she came across in Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" one of their more respected papers. In it, it had a story about the use of mobile phones and its effects on men.
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