"Broadcast Yourself" (Fake News)

Independent media is one of the more relevant aspects to journalism and the news which has been amplified by the internet. This type of news now not only includes information about current, global (or local) topics, but is free and only limited by what the user decides to limit it to.

This recent outburst of ‘public news’ is actually quite fascinating. As with many things concerning the media, there are both a good and bad side to this new phenomenon. For one, people (using the internet) can spread messages pertaining to a certain topic without any censorship or credentials for that matter. Things such as hate speech and inaccurate information are now free to the public's eye.

In my opinion, while this is true, it also opens up opportunities for a more honest look at where our world is going. Take for example, YouTube. During the presidential campaigns, people posted thousands of videos giving their personal opinions on what they thought of each candidate. I think this enables us to have a much more efficient democracy (applying this to Canada as well, of course) because of us now having a venue to exercise our freedom of speech.