Tag: International Journalism

Once upon a time, journalists had one main goal: to report the truth. But in today’s world of social media, speed often wins over accuracy. With platforms like Twitter and Facebook, news spreads in seconds. But does that mean it’s always true?

A question for you: which would you believe, given the option? A popular newspaper, or a piece of news that you see on tiktok? If you are not a tiktok addict, then probably the newspaper, right?

When did journalism become more like fast fashion? Quick to produce, trendy for a moment, and discarded just as fast? Or has journalism always been this disposable?

The rise of social media has changed journalism forever, but what now?

Looking into social media AND journalism instead of social media VERSUS journalism. And how similar they actually are.

Have social media and journalism become entangled in a toxic relationship? Is one depending on the other while neither is thriving?

Many fear the future of journalism as we know it in the wake of emerging social media trends, and some of the concerns are completely reasonable. But is the industry actually slowly dying?

Ukrainian student Zoriana Khetchykova came to Belgium in 2022. She is currently in her first year of International Journalism at Thomas More Mechelen. Watch her story about finding friends, family and loneliness.