Comments on: Journalism’s Changing Model (Con’t)

By: Erin Cox

Erin Cox — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:36:17 +0000

“it’s reporters has been…” As a journalism student, you should be getting the it’s and its right. You meant its. (“It’s” is a contraction for it is or it has). Sorry if this is really picky but I honestly do think we need to focus on getting the basics right.

By: Mario tout de go

Mario tout de go — Tue, 01 May 2007 03:38:50 +0000

Quelques réseaux avec qui je me sens en communauté de pratiques…

Les cyberportfolios d’Opossum Le groupe des institutions utilisant nos fermes de blogues se trouve à la fin de ce billet décrivant l’outil des cyberportfolios d’Opossum. Des conversations dans lesquelles je suis engag&ea…

By: Carolyn Foote

Carolyn Foote — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:27:55 +0000

This issue of transparency and its effects on all the different mediums is fascinating.

I picked up an advance copy of a book at the recent TLA conference, Cult of the Amateur, that you might be interested in.

The author, Andrew Keen, argues that this transparency and the production of videos, music, journalism, etc., by amateurs is destroying the professional practice of those arts.

He even goes so far as to predict that there will be no more hits because talent will not be nurtured.

I find that point highly debatable, because it seems to me that the transparency and democracy of web 2.0 allows more talents to shine, and allows more voices to emerge that might not ordinarily have had the forum before.

While there are many fine reporters, I personally think much journalism in our country has gotten shoddy, and the challenge coming from bloggers and online “journalists” is one that will improve the quality of journalism as a whole. It seems that many journalists have forgotten the art of digging for a story, and citizen journalists see the importance of that.

Keen does raise some interesting points about authority and the blend of advertising and “authentic” content and how to distinguish them.

I haven’t finished the book yet.

I think we’re in for a challenging era, as all these professions shift and adjust to this new “transparency” (professions including education, I might add).

By: Andrew Pass

Andrew Pass — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:38:26 +0000

Will, As a side note, I recently read that there’s a great deal of tension in the New York Times newsroom as the list of most popularly blogged articles becomes ever more important. I wish that I could remember where I read it. The article explained that a veteran reporter became jealous when the editor congratulated a newbie on having an article make it to the list.

In some sense, this list makes something like email a component of Web 2.0. The emailers have a say in what stories are considered important.

I hope it’s OK that I veered off the main topic a little.