In between newspapers and television, magazines definitely had their glory days, which I never knew. Magazines introduced multiple concepts we had never had, that we still use today. For example, a national medium to share news. In my opinion, the most valuable thing we got from magazines was the ability to spread American culture nationwide. People were new and just getting the feel for things and establishing rules for how things would run, they needed to be able to communicate and send widespread messages. The first magazine was invented not too long before America was established so they must've played in a big role. People lived in different parts of the new land and wouldn't know what was going on or what things were being sold in different areas if it weren't for magazines. I don't know exactly how, but I believe things back then wouldn't have been the same without magazines, therefore making today somewhat different.
Today, September16th, the Courier Journal posted an article about a Wyoming guide killed by a grizzly bear while looking for an elk in the Teton Wilderness. Click here to read the article. The report violated the element of good journalism newsworthiness. In order to determine if something is newsworthy, the question, "Does it effect a lot of people for a long time?" must be answered. Without even reading the article, the answer to that question is clear. No, a random guide from Wyoming getting killed does not effect a lot of people for a long time. It was one occurrence that would only effect locals and close family. In general, this story was not deserving of publishing at all however, if it were more thematic it would possibly be relevant enough for publication. For example, if the report talked about a trend of grizzly bears attacking people very often in specific environments, that would effect a much larger group of people. It would make peopl...
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