There are two distinct sides to the debate about journalism, its journalists and its consumers: traditional journalism and public journalism. In today's digital age, public journalism is increasingly practiced. However, journalists and their consumers face several problems on this subject. To put it more clearly, there are particular roles and characteristics in which the standards of journalism are evaluated. The four dimensions of journalism, as mentioned by Don Heider, Maxwell McCombs and Paula M. Poindexter in What The Public Expects Of Local News: Views On Public and traditional journalism includes good neighbor, watchdog, impartial, accurate and fast. (Heider, McCombs, Poindexter 952) That said, traditional journalism fulfills these attributes strongly, while public journalism does not. Much is discovered when the public, also known as consumers and recipients of information, share their views on journalistic practices. You might think that traditional journalism has, over time, come to an end. However, the public certainly has issues with supporting public journalism. A few of these arguments include their content, journalists, and the effects it has on their public audiences. The idea behind public journalism is that citizens who lack any formal experience are capable of using the tools of modern technology alongside the limitless possibilities. Internet to practice a form of journalism that allows the public to inform each other. There is a sense of freedom in public journalism, also called civic journalism. In the digital age, public journalism is more easily accessible through laptops and cellular devices. It is true that public reports... middle of paper ... are published by anyone, professional journalists or not. The public, as a non-professional journalist, is not required to report particular things when covering a topic, they lose their structure and focus. To conclude, when public journalism is practiced, a greater percentage of stories face countless problems. which reside in their content, in the journalists themselves and in their audience. What is reported by professionals, traditional journalists, constitutes "good journalism" because of their ability to maintain and provide accurate and impartial reporting, to fulfill their role as good neighbor and watchdog, while 'adapting to our increasing technological advancements with a newer and improved rapid system. report. Thus, traditional journalism holds persistent dominance over its competitors, public journalism.