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Posted in Readings on Nov 19th, 2008
This final chapter of We the Media mainly focuses on how journalism is changing and how important the multimedia world is becoming. This change is important to see because it affects both the journalists and the viewers. According to Gillmor, “My goal in this book has been to persuade you that the collision of journalism [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
We the Media Chapter 11 was interesting because of the way Gillmor showed the way copyright and infringement laws has helped to damper the internet from ways that many people in the tech industry thought it would go. Although I agree with Gillmor, that if you purchased something you should have a right to rip [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
I thought chapter 10 was really interesting, because often times when reading absurd things online I wonder how people aren’t sued for libel. In this chapter, Gilmor discusses the responsibilities as well as the consequences for posting libelous things on to online forums and blogs. Libel is only one of the many legal issues that [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
With the never-ending amount of information that is constantly at our fingertips, the pitfalls of the Internet are easy to find. Chapter 9 of “We the Media” discusses the hazards of inaccurate information and spinning the truth. Dan Gillmor discusses how anonymous sources on the Web can often be detrimental to people. For example, the [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
Chapter 9 of we the media focuses on the ability to trust the media and what is posted on many different sites. For instance, how is anyone to know that the blog they are reading is stated as fact? There really is no way to know. A thing that I have run into many times [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
Chapter 8 of We the Media brought up some interesting points on computer technology and how it can be used now and in the future to help bring journalism to the millions of amateur journalists across the world. Gillmor mentions several laws made by computer technicians and designers about the power of computer technology doubling [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
In chapter 7, Gillmor discusses, amongst other things, Wikipedia. The online encyclopedia and other “wikis” have pages of information that are created and updated by users. The users have unlimited access to edit any page. Gillmor discusses the problems of credibility in this site. Of course, we are all aware that if any person can [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
Chapter 7 discusses the idea of citizen journalism and how the former newsreaders have become the news writers with help from the blogosphere. Glimor talks about the traditional citizen journalists that previously wrote letters to the editor and were engaged and active on a local level. They now write blogs and post on a greater [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
“Professional Journalists Join the Conversation” is the topic of chapter 6 in the We the Media text. The chapter focuses on how new forms of technology have drastically changed the media and have also made it possible for anyone to be a journalist. With this said, there is some really bad journalism out there on [...]
Posted in Readings on Nov 11th, 2008
In Chapter 6 of We the Media, Dan Gillmor discusses how professional journalists and media organizations can utilize information provided by informal sources to strengthen their work and better serve their audience. I agree with Gillmor that audience input strengthens work and that advances in technology have made this easier. In the past, one [...]