In an age of instant information, artificial intelligence, and rapidly shifting public trust, journalism finds itself at risk. The traditional newsroom has been replaced by Tik Tok videos and X feeds. Major institutions are being challenged by the spread of misinformation and the rise of AI-generated content. The journalism landscape is under intense pressure.
Technology has reshaped how we create and consume news. Artificial intelligence now plays a role in writing articles and video content. That is raising concerns about ethics, authenticity and transparency. As a result, journalists are not only tasked with reporting the facts, but they’re also expected to defend the very existence of truth itself.
Angie Seth is anchor at CBC News and a journalism professor at Seneca Polytechnic. She emphasized how many people think journalism is disappearing. but she says it’s not. Journalism is transforming. Today’s journalists are no longer just reporters. They are multimedia creators and data analysts
“Now we have access to many technologies and so many way to have access to information. Before to get contacts, we would have to go to events, go through a contact list. Nowadays if I have to contact someone by text, I can find someone on Facebook or LinkedIn and that makes it more convenient.”
Seth, says how journalist worked back in the days was more complicated and nowadays, with the rise of social media, getting information and contacts is easier. But that also comes with difficulties, “we have to ensure that all sources and the information that we are getting is accurate”
In research conducted by Digital Media Trends, it was found that 43% of the new generations get their news from social media apps and only 5% read newspapers or watch tv.
“Yes so usually what I would do is to scroll in Tik Tok or Instagram and some news may show and if I’m really interested or I want to know more I would search more in google in news websites. I do listen to the radio too while I’m driving so sometimes I hear the news there but not really that much”.
Taha Ennajari, a Business Marketing student shares where he obtains his news, confirming with the statistics that new generations get their news from social media apps.
“What we need for the future of journalism is the new journalist to come to the newsroom and teach us how to adapt to attract the new generations. We should both combine and learn from each other”.
Seth, says the solution to maintain everyone informed on news is to combine the traditional news and the new platforms to learn from each other.
For journalism students, the path ahead is both frustrating and exciting. Before, journalism careers followed a straight line from local reporting to national news. Today’s journalism students are preparing for careers that may span social media, nonprofit newsrooms, podcasting, independent platforms, and even tech and business companies.
But even as journalism evolves, its principal mission remains the same to inform, to hold power to account, and to reflect the world with accuracy and empathy.
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