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| This website is to discuss if UK quality journalism is a thing of the past, with topics: public respect for journalists; new media impact on journalism; tabloids; good /bad news; infotainment; human/public interest news; qualities of professional journalists; journalists training in the UK. |
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The UK, a home to journalism and known for transparency and impartiality, is no longer so. Journalists are the least trusted people in the country, according to surveys. It has been claimed that there is a real rather than an imagined decline in the quality of British journalism. See the reasons suggested behind people's declining respect for British journalists, and debate whether UK journalism is losing its reputation. |
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It is always a controversial topic about the role of tabloids. Trivial and sensational coverage brings them a bad name, but they are the most popular newspapers in the UK... Click here to know the conflicting opinions about tabloids. |
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It has been claimed that there is a shift from quality journalism to popular journalism in the UK, as increasing human-interest stories top the agenda. Click here for reasons suggested behind the situation, and critical views of development trend of the UK media. |
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Negativity and conflict are among the rules the Western media use to value news. In the UK, it hasn't changed much in the sense that good news is boring and bad news is exciting. Media people are still in disagreement over whether there should be more good news on offer to balance coverage. Click here for the debate and to know if the UK public is really happy with what they are getting from the media? |
What qualities should a professional journalist have? British media people give suggestions from several perspectives. Each year, thousands of international students choose to study media in the UK. Click here to see the reason, and how the UK trains journalists. |