What is it like to work as a journalist? How are professionals in the industry making a positive difference in their communities? We will share spotlights and student projects about the impact of journalism here.
It can be easy to read news articles without realizing the challenges journalists face to create stories that are fair, accurate and concise. Jeffrey Collins from The Associated Press says those challenges are part of the job for journalists, and with the surge of distrust toward the media, these skills are critical to keeping the public informed of the events and issues affecting their communities.
Allen Wallace has been a journalist since 1994 and has seen first-hand how technology has changed the game. According to Wallace, most people obtained news in the late 90s by reading the newspaper and watching two or three local TV stations along with one cable news network. With the creation of Facebook in 2004 and Twitter in 2006, social media allowed people to share news on their own.
From football to baseball to everything in between, Razorback fans in Northwest and Central Arkansas, religiously follow their local college sports team, the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. Alyssa Orange is an anchor for Pig Trail Nation, a news station dedicated solely to Razorback athletics. With more than 25,000 followers on Twitter, reporters at Pig Trail Nation work around the clock to provide the latest updates for fans.