Are you up to date with your technology? Channel 4 News present Jon Snow recently visited Coventry Cathedral to give a talk about ‘Who would be a Journalist in the 2nd decade of the 21st century?’
When Jon was 9 he was brought to Coventry by his father, who was a cleric at the time, to witness the devastation of the war and how it had affected Coventry. Snow described what he saw was “Just an open space where the Cathedral had been”. This visit was a stepping stone to Snow’s fixation of war.
Vice chancellor Prof. Madeleine Atkins described Snow’s journalistic style as “honest and open minded”.
“An extraordinary experience for human kind” was how Jon described being a journalist in this century. We now have the ability to “pick and mix” the information we read. Laptops and mobile phones are a number of new technologies that allow us to access news quickly and on the go. With more news sights becoming subscription only, does Snow feel we really should pay for news? Yes he does. John said: “People will pay for high quality news”.
Though this easy access to news on the internet does come with down sides, John said that “the digital revolution is not without doubts”. He feels that the media should be regulated more closely.
Jon Snow’s talk was not without a little bit of controversy as he admitted that:
“The BBC is a remarkable news source”.
Though when asked if he would ever work for the BBC, his answer was simply, no.
Journalism student Gemma-Louise Johnson attended the talk.
“I’ve admired John’s work for ages, so it was great to hear some stories and tips from the man himself.,”
It is apparent that we are moving into the golden age for news.
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