Monday, May 16, 2011

3.1 Inform me! news media

In preparation of this unit we read Christopher Harper (2003). Journalism in a digital age. In H. Jenkins  & D. Thorburn (Eds), Democracy and New Media (pp. 271-280). Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
(In E-reserve)


This paper examines how journalistic practices have changed with the internet.  It is from 2003, takes a good look at “old media” journalism and continuity in the present.

We were then asked to explore online mainstream and alternative news sites including:
· Crikey: http://www.crikey.com.au/
· Perth Indy Media: http://perth.indymedia.org/
· The West Australian: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/
· The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
· Salon: http://www.salon.com/


For our Learning Portfolio entry
1. Summarise the main points in the readings noting your agreement and disagreement with the ideas and opinions of the author/speaker.
2. Compare the form and content of the on-line news sites you visit with traditional newspapers.


Our discussion topic for this week included ethics, credibility and editorial control


We are asked to consider changes in ethics and credibility in shift from old to new forms of informational media


Discussion Questions:
· Are traditional forms of informational media dying? What are their equivalents?


· Are they in competition and if not why?


· What happens to editorial control, credibility and ethics in the new media forms of information presented in wikipedia, blogs?

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