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3. Spectator

6. Spectator (editors: Joseph Addison & Richard Steele)

8. BUT, this categorical distinction is not working in contemporary world. “Many bloggers, with their mix of commentary and reporting, are present-day partisans and spectators, contemporary versions of earlier pamphleteers.” (Gillmor, 2004; Kochan, 2006)

10. someone who are professionally dedicated to truth seeking (Wasserman cited in Thomas, 2005, p. 16)?

12. Q: And what’s the new role of a journalist? Everything! “The Web has brought many opportunities for journalists, as well as many new players into the new arena.” (Rosen, 2009)

13. Journalists are those who provide information.

15. Accountability

20. Example Media Watch from ABC Media Watch turns the spotlight onto those who literally 'make the news': the reporters, editors, sub-editors, producers, camera operators, sound recordists and photographers who claim to deliver the world to our doorsteps, radios, computers and living rooms. We also keep an eye on those who try to manipulate the media: the PR consultants, spin-doctors, lobbyists and "news makers" who set the agenda. (Media Watch n.d.)

21. To sum up: “News are not supposed to be just the report of something happened, they are supposed to be a GOOD report of it.” (VoIP, 2008)

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