Нow did this profession come about

At the beginning of the 21st century, printed (printed on paper in a printing house) newspapers and magazines were - along with television - the main sources of information about what is happening in the world. In the morning on the way to work, a person bought a newspaper and learned the news, in the evening he watched TV and summed up the events of the day. The journalist worked in the editorial office of a newspaper or in a television studio and was subordinate to the chief editor, who often decided for himself what his subordinates would write about and what news to broadcast.

But when high-speed internet came into almost every home in the mid-2000s, and social media emerged a few years later, everything changed. Previously, the journalist did not see his readers and could rarely exchange opinions with them. Now electronic versions of newspapers and magazines appeared on the Internet, users could leave comments and reviews about articles and the quality of a specialist's work under them.

When links to articles began to be posted on social networks, the journalist had the opportunity to see his reader, learn about his interests and views. This influenced the fact that the work of a journalist became more responsible and scrupulous. After all, when you know your audience, and she knows you, if you work in bad faith, she will turn her back on you.

At the same time, the type of lone journalist, or blogger, appeared. He is an expert who is well versed in a particular topic, does not belong to any editorial office and does not have bosses, and gains authority and trust from the reader only by creating interesting, useful and honest texts.

And most importantly, thanks to electronic publications, it became possible to accurately calculate how many people read certain texts, what their interests are, and thanks to likes (the "liked" button) and dislikes (the "dislike" button) under them, it is possible to find out the user's preferences. This means that it is more accurate and targeted to create new articles and materials.

In addition, a journalist of the new generation uses all the achievements of information technology: he can not only write texts, but also create videos or even shoot entire films and post them on Youtube, he can make podcasts (audio clips), and conduct live reporting via Instagram or Facebook.

What can a new media journalist do?

Independent investigations

Blogging journalists are often alone, armed only with a mobile phone camera or a voice recorder, and can broadcast directly from the scene of important events. This can help solve crimes or leave evidence of how something really happened, without distortion or rumor.

Expert materials on any interesting topic

Among these journalists, there are travelers who talk about the countries they have visited, there are cooks who talk about proper nutrition or introduce interesting recipes, there are car experts who give advice on buying a car. Such bloggers need to thoroughly understand their topic in order to inspire trust in the reader, and at the same time make their texts or videos engaging so that the audience perceives them with interest.

Point of view on various events and analytics

There are a lot of events in the world every day. They are often difficult to understand, so journalists who are analysts - in politics, economics, social sphere, religion - analyze various situations that raise questions from the audience.

Social mission

We often forget or simply do not know that there are a lot of disadvantaged people in the world, as well as people with disabilities, suffering from serious illnesses, orphans and those who have been left without a roof over their heads - in general, those who need our help. Journalists can cooperate with charitable organizations and foundations, drawing public attention to certain problems of such people, they can be volunteers who make sharp materials about the fact that these people need our support.