With the rise of the internet, social media, and mobile phones

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With the rise of the internet, social media, and mobile phones, spreading news has become very easy. A new crowd of ‘citizen journalists’ – people sharing pictures of traffic jams, blogging about local events, providing their individual opinions on websites – can be seen everywhere. However, the idea that professional journalism will soon decline is premature at best because _____________.
 
Which of the following best completes the passage?

A. many people acting as ‘citizen journalists’ would not want to take journalism as a profession
B. many people acting as ‘citizen journalists’ are only interested in certain types of news
C. professional journalists present the news in a much more polished manner
D. professional journalists provide insights that citizen journalists cannot
E. professional journalists are dedicated to their job while citizen journalists are less reliable in news reporting

Source: Experts Global

sobby · Answer

will go with D ..waiting for OA ..
E also looks fine ...

Padminiprasad9 · Answer

Answer: E

D may not be right because citizen journalists don't cover all the news. They just cover local events.

jess1231 · Answer

I think it's D
will wait for OA :D

Skyline393 · Answer

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Naveen28 · Answer

To me the relevant point of contrast lies within   "providing their individual opinions"

In Option D - professional journalists   provide insights   that citizen journalists cannot

clearly, brings out the difference.

niraj175 · Answer

I think some of the events mentioned here, have been indicated to show that citizen journalists are interested only in some kind of news. So the correct choice should be B.

On the other hand, it has been mentioned that all of these journalists post their view on the website, it can be referred as insights.

Please explain why B is wrong.

Abhishek009 · Answer

The stimulus presents information about Citizen Journalists and Professional Journalists , and finally concludes that the demand for Professional Journalists will not decline though....

We come to know from the stimulus that Citizen Journalists reports on a plethora of issues and nothing more than that... Assuming that they provide different types of news is bit out of context here, hence (B) may be negated....

RusskiyLev · Answer

Please could you explain why option B is not correct and why option D is the best fit? Actually I struggle to differentiate between all options among B, C, D and E. C and D seem pretty similar to me.

komalpatna · Answer

The new information is added in ans, so it could be the best ans among other option but not the correct answer.

AnirudhaS · Answer

Can’t rate this as a good question. Too many choices can likely complete the passage.

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MPRS22 · Answer

VeritasKarishma

Placed D as the correct choice but would be interested in why you could rule out E. I know you will protest this is not an official question and I agree it may have some faults because of this, but would be interested in knowing how we could safely eliminate E

KarishmaB · Answer

I can rule out (E) but I will rule out either both (C) and (D) or neither.

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Coming back to this question - I need to say why professional journalism will not decline. A. many people acting as ‘citizen journalists’ would not want to take journalism as a profession Incorrect. Citizen journalists are "citizen" journalists because they do not take journalism as a profession. That is the distinction between "citizen journalists" and "professional journalists". B. many people acting as ‘citizen journalists’ are only interested in certain types of news This doesn't tell you why professional journalism will not decline. If people are interested in reporting only certain types of news, one would expect that professional journalists will become less significant in those fields. Say, as per the argument, need of professional journalists to cover traffic situations should decrease. So even if option (B) is true, we would expect professional journalism to decline in at least some specific fields. C. professional journalists present the news in a much more polished manner So, the quality of professional journalists' news is higher. Sounds reasonable. D. professional journalists provide insights that citizen journalists cannot Again, the quality of professional journalists' news is higher. Sounds reasonable. Mind you, we are not here to judge what defines quality. We may feel that "polished" is superficial and "insights" is what really matters but people's opinion may be different. We cannot take a call on this based on our own opinion. CR expects us to evaluate other people's opinions, not give our own. E. professional journalists are dedicated to their job while citizen journalists are less reliable in news reporting Does "citizen journalists are less reliable in news reporting" mean that "professional journalists" are more reliable? Perhaps. But since I have to imply that, I will go with another option which clearly states that quality of professional journalists' news is higher. "professional journalists are dedicated to their job" doesn't add anything to the argument. Does it bother the reader whether the person giving news is dedicated or working part time? No. As long as the news I get is good quality, it doesn't matter. And this is what I think about the question.

Vishalcv · Answer

I'm no expert, but eliminating options with words like "many" , "some" , "a few" etc. works for me. Many citizen journalists may report issues from a limited number of categories. But does "many" mean 20% ? 30%? 50%?

SaurabhPatil20 · Answer

D.Correct . By suggesting a limitation in citizen journalism's news content, this answer
choice suggests that professional journalism will not decline soon; further, this answer choice
uses the term "cannot' which suggests that the merit professional journalism has over
citizen journalism is strong enough to prevent citizen journalism from taking over,
indicating that citizen journalism "cannot" deliver news in as detailed a manner as
professional journalism does. Among multiple strong answer choices, this choice shows a
strong merit of professional journalists over citizen journalists and so "best" completes the
chain of thoughts developed in the passage, making it the "best" answer option.

Paras96 · Answer

The passage discusses the rise of citizen journalists due to the ease of sharing news through the internet and various platforms. The question is asking for the reason why the idea that professional journalism will decline is premature. Let's evaluate the options:

A. This option suggests that citizen journalists are not interested in taking up journalism as a profession. However, this doesn't directly address the potential decline of professional journalism.

B. This option suggests that citizen journalists are interested only in certain types of news. While this could be a point against the decline of professional journalism, it doesn't fully complete the passage.

C. This option highlights that professional journalists present news in a more polished manner. This could be a reason for the decline of professional journalism as it points out a difference in quality.

D. This option states that professional journalists provide insights that citizen journalists cannot. This is a strong point against the decline of professional journalism, as it highlights a unique aspect that professionals bring to the field .

E. This option contrasts the dedication and reliability of professional journalists with that of citizen journalists. While this provides a relevant point, it doesn't directly address the idea of professional journalism declining.

Option D, "professional journalists provide insights that citizen journalists cannot," best completes the passage by presenting a reason why professional journalism is unlikely to decline. This reason emphasizes a unique skill that professional journalists bring to the table, which citizen journalists might lack.

ShubhamDadhe · Answer

I believe B should be the answer since that is all we can derive from the information given in the passage. D might not be the right choice. I think if I have to go ahead with D, then it means that the answer option requires me to have an additional information about the professional journalism which is not stated in the passage given. But anyhow, I would like to get an expert reply here.

user1937 · Answer

Poorly framed question. The question of insights ONLY arises after the reporting is done. If some of the topic are not reported by "citizen journalists", the broader coverage is missed, and we do not even graduate to the insights stage.

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