This week we take a look at Chapter 8, News.
Before I began teaching I spent more than a decade toiling in newsrooms, and still work as contributor to the Flathead Beacon (you can read one of my columns here if you're interested). I consider news something near and dear to my heart. I care about it, I think it plays a vital role in the well being of society, and I am saddened by the declining state of news, especially newspapers.
Technology has created great change for news, but there are some glimmers of hope on the horizon. Take a look at this report, from The Pew Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, The State of the News Media 2012. A couple of interesting points are discussed. One, people are consuming more news than ever these days, they're just consuming it on smart phones and iPads rather than inky newsprint. Two, electronic tablets are generating an increased interest in long-form journalism (Damn yuppies are sitting around in coffee shops reading the Liberal Media on their iPads!). Also, the report hints at a technology company such as Facebook buying up an old media war horse such as the Washington Post.
The idea is purely speculative (at this point) but I think its intriguing. And that's our topic for the week. Facebook buys one of the Old Gray Ladies (Old Gray Lady usually refers to the NY Times, but I sometimes apply it to the LA Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal as well) and infuses the newsroom with resources (money) because it has determined that good, solid journalism is a great service to build into its social media community.
What do you think? Post your comments by Thursday.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
New Media this week
OK gang, we're all back from Cancun and its time to get back at it. New Media, Chapter 7 this week. Expect a post or two before Friday.
I haven't heard from a few of you who did not turn in Long Tail papers. If I'm talking to you, you need to be talking to me. The paper is worth 25 percent of your grade, which means you'd have to be perfect on all your quizzes and exams just to get a C. In other words, it's important.
I haven't heard from a few of you who did not turn in Long Tail papers. If I'm talking to you, you need to be talking to me. The paper is worth 25 percent of your grade, which means you'd have to be perfect on all your quizzes and exams just to get a C. In other words, it's important.
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