Journalism is a very dynamic profession. The mode of operation keeps changing every day. With developments in science and Technology, Journalism has changed from what it used to be. News gathering, reporting and distribution now take different forms. While this is a welcome development, the emerging trends equally pose some challenges to the profession. Based on the findings of a research that investigated the impact of the emerging trends in Journalism practice and education and its effect on democracy, this paper discusses the trends in Journalism education and practice and the effect of emerging trends on democracy with Nigeria as a case study. The research is a phenomenological qualitative study which uses in-depth and focus group interviews with selected practicing journalists, journalism lecturers and journalism students/ graduates, politicians and non-politicians. It examines the trends in journalism practice and education and the effect on democracy in Nigeria. Based on the findings of the research, this paper concluded that journalism profession has been transformed by modern technology from what it used to be to a more sophisticated level-both the practice and education. This development has both positive and negative impacts on Nigeria’s democracy.