New technologies affect the journalism as profession by providing the gift of high-speed access, ease, and openness to the areas and locations of news or significant events. Through electronic means of transfer, relevant information are easily collected and distributed to the masses resulting to minimization or even elimination of communication barriers. Wide-ranging sources are also offered and will help journalists to write comprehensive manuscripts provided that these sources are credible and of interests. Similarly, the convergence of technology and journalism as profession leads to further developments of the process and art of journalizing, writing, and even analytical skills. New technologies extend social network and improve interpersonal associations in all areas of journalism. The point of interaction between journalists and the media increases as they work collaboratively to accomplish various working objectives. Internalization of information is highly possible through new technologies ensuing to open and uninterrupted flow of information not only to limited but extended places.
While new technologies will benefit the traditional processes of journalism by using innovative changes, there are also possible drawbacks to journalism as profession. The risks and issues on security and privacy are high. Ironically, the ease of access makes other people abusive resulting and not limited to various security and privacy issues. Furthermore, plagiarism, sensationalism, credibility, and accuracy are also drawbacks. Due to the enormous sources of information, journalists are prone to commit irregularities. The issues of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and copyright infringement are at hand.
