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Why is journalism important to the world?
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Journalism is important to the world because we are now a global economy and almost a gloabl society. We really do need to know what is happening around the world, because little events thousands of miles away in places we have never heard of can have a ripple effect. I think that the earthquake in Japan and the unrest in the Middle East, as well as Greece's financial woes, demonstrate the impact events in other places have on us. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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In the year of the presidential election, Barrack Obama appeared on the cover of Time magazine 23 times. Whenever Napoleon conquered a country in his quest for a great empire, the first thing he dictated was that the newspapers all be put under his control. In the United States, William Randolph Hearst, publishing magnate, owned no less than 28 major newspapers and 18 magazines. In 1927, his newspapers printed forged, unchecked documents; he was an unabashed practitioner of what has come to be known as "yellow journalism." By means of this yellow journalism, Hearst created the atmosphere for the Spanish-American War from which he profited. Journalism is important to report what happens;