Information Technology in Mass Media & Journalism

The digital automation of the present day e-society have extensively transformed the way the public obtain news and information and that had affected the prevalence of the traditional mass media operation. The Integration of the twenty first century media technologies in journalism practice will essentially enhance and improve the profession of Mass Media and Journalism among several other benefits. The digital trend will affect the conventional journalism on the account that it is very impossible for the mass media practice to be transforming technologically leaving behind the Journalism. Mass media and Journalism will always exist side by side. Justifiably, the media have developed progressively along history, metamorphosing through the print media era (Newspapers, Magazines, Books, editorials) to the common electronic media (Radio, Television, telephone) and comprehensively emerged into the most current and newest media era characterized by internet of things and multimedia technologies. The introduction of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the scheme of the new media practice had transformed the profession of Mass media, Mass Communication and Journalism.