| Looking over the continuous advancement of journalism, we can find out the pioneer role of technology development, whose impact always increases and reacts exponentially. For example, the impact on Journalism caused by Electronic Communication Technology can exceed all the influences accumulated for hundreds of years before it. The Digital Technology rose in 1960s and applied to many related fields like Computer Science, Communication Engineering, Multimedia application and Network Information will definitely lead a tremendous transformation to Journalism.The transformation exists on both aspects: the practical process of journalism like news collecting, news editing and news releasing; the receiving form of audience. Its application mixes up quondam dispatcher and acceptor-journalist and audience in the theoretical aspect, and drives the corresponding development of media function and operation.Firstly, the essay introduces the practical application of Digital Technology in every media form. Then separates the main factors in Journalism into 4 parts: producer, media, content, and audience, according to a classic communication theory. The essay analyzes and concludes the impact to every factor of Journalism, attempting to give an approximate outline of digital Journalism by looking through the complex practical phenomenon. Next, it educes the correct attitude on treating Digital application under the help of some concept of Science and Technology Philosophy. Finally and overall, an expectable future can be blueprinted based on the present situation of Digital Technology and Journalism. |
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