Week 9
For this week, we covered on internet journalism!
To start off this entry, take a look at this article here.
It is a discussion if print is dead as a result of the rise of internet journalism. Kevin Fagan then made a very important point when he commented that "The core thing to remember is that it’s not journalism that’s broken. It’s the advertising model."
I do not fully agree on his comment though. Now as the advertising model is made easier, where anyone can become a reporter, just how reliable is the news? Therefore, is journalism really not broken?
The internet will definitely change the future of journalism. In fact, now many younger people who do not follow the papers get their updates from famous blogs instead! The internet is a tool that people can use to introduce politics and current affairs to the younger generation. This may also be a problem as nobody can assure that what is being fed to the readers are accurate.
Here is another article on internet journalism. In this article, it is believed that internet journalism will narrow the news agenda. This is a very different view as many would have believed that internet journalism will widen the agenda instead.
Here is a video of Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales, as he debates with internet cultural critic Andrew Keen on this topic.
There are many interesting points brought up in the video above. There will always be critics in every step, thus it is of no surprise with internet journalism. I believe that with internet journalism, it may help to arouse more interest of current affairs among the younger generation. The younger ones may no longer turn to papers for news, rather sites and blogs, which is both a boon and a bane.
There is no correct answer to this, the only way will be to wait and see!
