Comments on: Class Notes – Week 4 – Thursday http://com460.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/class-notes-thursday/ Supporting COM460 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: week 5 - blogs as citizen journalism « Social Technologies, Media and Politics http://com460.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/class-notes-thursday/#comment-772 week 5 - blogs as citizen journalism « Social Technologies, Media and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:15:15 +0000 http://com460.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-772 [...] We’ll start with last week’s three reading [...] [...] We’ll start with last week’s three reading [...]

]]> By: Nicole, Whitney, Jessica and KC http://com460.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/class-notes-thursday/#comment-739 Nicole, Whitney, Jessica and KC Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:24:25 +0000 http://com460.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-739 One of the reasons chaos is so prevalent in the media industry is because there is no privacy anymore. Literally anything and everything can be accessed online. People can't hide and all privacy is gone- journalists can cover and reports stories from all angles. Media reporting is involving more than just photos and words. New multimedia is being added to journalism, making it hard to hide facts from consumers. Additionally, we believe there is information overload in the industry. Consumers are being bombarded with the number of sources that they can access information online. There is chaos because there is just too much information and anyone can post comments/opinions online. How do you consumers know who and what sources to trust? It's just chaos. One of the reasons chaos is so prevalent in the media industry is because there is no privacy anymore. Literally anything and everything can be accessed online. People can’t hide and all privacy is gone- journalists can cover and reports stories from all angles. Media reporting is involving more than just photos and words. New multimedia is being added to journalism, making it hard to hide facts from consumers.
Additionally, we believe there is information overload in the industry. Consumers are being bombarded with the number of sources that they can access information online. There is chaos because there is just too much information and anyone can post comments/opinions online. How do you consumers know who and what sources to trust? It’s just chaos.

]]> By: Jason C http://com460.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/class-notes-thursday/#comment-738 Jason C Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:23:52 +0000 http://com460.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-738 The de-professionalism of different industries can potentially devalue the degrees that we as students are working towards and paying for. The transformation to an online society is good in theory but in practice could be detrimental. Example, when people get a byline they are putting their reputation on the line, and therefore are more invested in getting the story straight and correct, as oppose to someone who posts under the guise of a false name or identity. Is their away for conventional journalists to separate themselves from the average person online? We don't know. The de-professionalism of different industries can potentially devalue the degrees that we as students are working towards and paying for. The transformation to an online society is good in theory but in practice could be detrimental. Example, when people get a byline they are putting their reputation on the line, and therefore are more invested in getting the story straight and correct, as oppose to someone who posts under the guise of a false name or identity. Is their away for conventional journalists to separate themselves from the average person online? We don’t know.

]]> By: Whitney http://com460.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/class-notes-thursday/#comment-737 Whitney Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:22:53 +0000 http://com460.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-737 Question #3: The "real" media will become "super gatekeepers". So, blogging will become more separated where professional journalists will have their newspaper "work" blog, but will also maintain personal blogs where no one will know they are professional journalists. Blogging will become a more prominent part of a professional journalist's life. Question #3: The “real” media will become “super gatekeepers”. So, blogging will become more separated where professional journalists will have their newspaper “work” blog, but will also maintain personal blogs where no one will know they are professional journalists. Blogging will become a more prominent part of a professional journalist’s life.

]]> By: noltes2 http://com460.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/class-notes-thursday/#comment-736 noltes2 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:21:28 +0000 http://com460.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-736 Sara, Khair, Faith What do you believe “the news” means in today’s context? Anything that is timely, relevant and informative that affects people lives. Celebrity Gossip/Entertainment has become a strong interest in society today. Learning anything new in any medium: A community that keeps updating the current events is a source of news which includes blogs, Wiki, forums. Sara, Khair, Faith

What do you believe “the news” means in today’s context?

Anything that is timely, relevant and informative that affects people lives. Celebrity Gossip/Entertainment has become a strong interest in society today. Learning anything new in any medium: A community that keeps updating the current events is a source of news which includes blogs, Wiki, forums.

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