Changing World of Journalism

            After reading Jeff Jarvis's article called Buzz Machine, I developed some new knowledge relating to some current events in the journalism world.  I was surprised to read that some of the top journalists around the world have left powerhouse media companies like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to work at younger and newer companies.  Jarvis talked about Ezra Klein and his move to Vox Media, while pointing out the developing turn in journalism.  Jarvis's main argument in his blog article was highlighting and arguing some aspects of Klein's beliefs on how to successfully put forth good journalism in today's evolving society.  Jarvis argued Klein's point that tech companies producing journalism supersede journalism companies that do tech. Jarvis writes, "I disagree as I think concentrating on technology as the root of value is still an expression of editorial ego: it’s about how *we* do our jobs rather than how the public benefits from the services we perform".
     
          I tend to disagree with Jarvis's claim as I feel today's journalism requires public interest in order for the company to remain successful.  Everyone in a particular company could be doing their jobs admirably but still see the company fail because they aren't distributing their information in a way that acquires readers.  I agree strongly with Klein's ideology he is preaching at Vox Media, which is focusing less on the broader simple news reporting, but rather targeting a specific asset of news: the explainer.  Jarvis seems to believe this is a smart tactic by new media companies while it attracts the interest from bigger name journalists to involve themselves in this kind of project.  Overall, I found this article to be informative and leads ourselves to consider the changes that are progressing in journalism.
http://buzzmachine.com/