October 13, 2006
"Traditional vs. New Media: who do you trust?...
In a US based journalistic piece it is argued that front page redesign demonstrates changes in newsroom mentality, in another case, American journalism's strict division between fact and opinion is debated. Finally, it is stated that Personality goes a long way for Internet columns
Lori Hersberger, Sunset 184, 2006, object/wall installation with neon, four colour (magenta, red, orange, yellow) and quatered
Alex has a nice piece on Blogs, identities, and epidemics as he is blogging from the I.R 07 conference I could not attend...
Internet's new wave threatens to wash the high street away; The fresh boom in online shopping and media has left traditional retailers in a quandary about how to sell - or where to advertise, says Heather Connon in the Observer
Top news sites for September 2006 in the US.
The rise of 'citizen journalism'; "Saturday Editor of The Times and World Editors Forum President George Brock writes about the burgeoning field of citizen journalism, deeming that the term is a "misnomer". Despite the potential of the phenomenon to change the media landscape, when it comes down to it, all publications will be judged on the level of trust the audience has in them......."
A Case for Measured Integration; "The integration of print and online in the newsroom has been a hot topic since the New York Times announced its move toward complete fusion in August 2005. A recent slew of events in the industry has propelled the idea of total print/online integration even further. But what if the industry is leaping too quickly toward the unification of two disparate media? Should integration be treated with a bit more caution?........."
Traditional vs. New Media: who do you trust?
A survey released by LexisNexis showed that for information on major events consumers rely on traditional media over Internet-only publications. The survey was conducted on a sample of almost 1.500 Americans aged between 25 and 64.Half of the respondents declared they would count on television for immediate information about major news. 42% of the sampled consumers would turn to Radios, 37% to local newspapers and 25% to print and broadcast media Internet sites.
But other studies show media consumers shifting to "non-traditional" platforms in USA... Posted by erkan at October 13, 2006 10:05 AM | TrackBack
Posted to Cyberculture | Journalism
Dear Erkan, so can we trust you? Blogs are part of the new media, how trustworthy are you?
But other than that your blog is great....:)