Examine the ways in which blogging and social media are challenging conventional ideas about news.
Intro: What are the conventional ideas? Who believes in these ideas? Is there someone who disagrees with the good effects of social media in relation of news spreading? Yes, and they are wrong. Fuck you, John Symes, you could have at least given me some sources of your wrong ideas. In this essay I’m going to talk about why I hate you:
The shift in the relationship between journalists and their audience is the most clear indication of a difference at the root of traditional media (newspapers, television) and online activity. While the former are “inherently linear” (Heinonen 2011, p.36), the internet allows —and pushes towards— interaction.
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If there’s a mistake on a blog post, it can be corrected in a matter of seconds, while any other media has to wait for the next instalment.
John Symes or someone else’s bad idea about the internet, everyone yelling and that sort of thing. “Users do not hesitate to challenge, often stridently, what journalists write” (Allan and Thorsen 2009). The everyone can say anything culture often creates blatantly sexism environment, “rude to the point of being abusive,” “It tends to be like a big boy’s playground.” (p. 240)The percentage of male/female audience engaged in politics.
. But sexism and yelling wrong ideas isn’t inherently an internet problem, it’s a humanity problem. From a group of people that are often accused of apathy —political apathy—, the passion that participatory journalism brings out is enough to shut this voices out. There’s often no prize or reward for what the users do — spreading information just for the sake of it. Percentage of young people. Genuine …show more content…
Help for the earthquake populations.
When in need, tweet.
Social media and blogging is now the fastest way to spread any kind of information. While this is useful per se, to let people know something that happens and that might relate on interest them, the more practical use is the immediate reaction that get nascere from this.
Politics, Natural Disasters. In “The Political Power of Social Media” (2011) Clay Shirky examines the events accaduti following the trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada in 2001. Thanks to the presence of social media and text messages, the public was able to coordinate a protest that reversed the court’s decision.
If immediate reaction is key for political protests, it is even more vital when it’s a matter of disasters — natural and non. Social media allows people to spread information for victims and helpers, leading survivors to safety and volunteers to the areas that need help the most.
Facebook’s safe thing during the 2015 attacks in Paris.
“The ability to aggregate, evaluate, and plan via logistical back support is a fundamental part of any response.” (Zook
Intro: What are the conventional ideas? Who believes in these ideas? Is there someone who disagrees with the good effects of social media in relation of news spreading? Yes, and they are wrong. Fuck you, John Symes, you could have at least given me some sources of your wrong ideas. In this essay I’m going to talk about why I hate you:
The shift in the relationship between journalists and their audience is the most clear indication of a difference at the root of traditional media (newspapers, television) and online activity. While the former are “inherently linear” (Heinonen 2011, p.36), the internet allows —and pushes towards— interaction.
The …show more content…
If there’s a mistake on a blog post, it can be corrected in a matter of seconds, while any other media has to wait for the next instalment.
John Symes or someone else’s bad idea about the internet, everyone yelling and that sort of thing. “Users do not hesitate to challenge, often stridently, what journalists write” (Allan and Thorsen 2009). The everyone can say anything culture often creates blatantly sexism environment, “rude to the point of being abusive,” “It tends to be like a big boy’s playground.” (p. 240)The percentage of male/female audience engaged in politics.
. But sexism and yelling wrong ideas isn’t inherently an internet problem, it’s a humanity problem. From a group of people that are often accused of apathy —political apathy—, the passion that participatory journalism brings out is enough to shut this voices out. There’s often no prize or reward for what the users do — spreading information just for the sake of it. Percentage of young people. Genuine …show more content…
Help for the earthquake populations.
When in need, tweet.
Social media and blogging is now the fastest way to spread any kind of information. While this is useful per se, to let people know something that happens and that might relate on interest them, the more practical use is the immediate reaction that get nascere from this.
Politics, Natural Disasters. In “The Political Power of Social Media” (2011) Clay Shirky examines the events accaduti following the trial of Philippine President Joseph Estrada in 2001. Thanks to the presence of social media and text messages, the public was able to coordinate a protest that reversed the court’s decision.
If immediate reaction is key for political protests, it is even more vital when it’s a matter of disasters — natural and non. Social media allows people to spread information for victims and helpers, leading survivors to safety and volunteers to the areas that need help the most.
Facebook’s safe thing during the 2015 attacks in Paris.
“The ability to aggregate, evaluate, and plan via logistical back support is a fundamental part of any response.” (Zook