First-ever Survey of Journalist Members of ONA (Online News Association)

It's no surprise that with the growth of technology, especially communication technology, online news sources are becoming more popular than ever. Although there has been much growth in the online journalism field an article showing a survey of ONA members suggests there are still many more problems to be worked out. To view this article click here: http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/narrative_survey_intro.php?media=3

Many of the journalists surveyed expressed a concern about falling standards, accuracy issues and other problems related online news sources. As the world continues to shrink due to better and faster communication outlets, the need for speed seems to be intoxicating our journalists. I think there is more emphasis on who can get the story out first rather than who can represent it the most accurately. I think it's great that information is so readily available to the public, but I hope online journalists and those networks or organizations they work for don't lose those values that traditional media seem to have clung onto.