Once upon a time, the people's only source of news was in the form of a newspaper, delivered to their doorstep each morning. Then, the world changed. The internet developed, followed quickly by e-mail services and entirely online companies. For a period, this is all that was, an online news source that presented an alternative to newspaper, radio, or television. However, the interconnection and speed at which online news offered pulled more and more to seek their headlines on screens over paper. Nowadays, the words 'fake news' are thrown around nearly daily. As more and more journalists look to the future of their industry, they ask themselves, 'How do we fix this?' The answer, Laura E. Davis claims, is "look around... and adapt, instead of fighting for the status quo." (Davis) The answer lies not in fighting politicians to prove an organization as truthful, but adapting techniques of journalism to prevent "Media coverage... (contributing) to an ecosystem that harms people and democracies..." (Davis) The problem is that contextual journalism is no longer used. For a long period of time, news organizations pushed headlines by disregarding context that would get clicks, but harmed people and warped their perception. Laura Davis pushes for an increase in contextual journalism in the future, as journalists continue to try and be "...more effective annotators..." (Davis) [1 image, 2 links, 3 quotations, 220 words]
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