a) para. 7-9 What do you think constitutes ‘news’ on the Web?
In paragraph 8 it says 'audience members are transformed into researchers.' News on the internet can be viewed in many different ways by the audience. Videos, pictures, text as well as newsgroups and news blogs. Having news online means that more imformation and different concepts of the imformation can be shared with people all over the world who are interested in the specific story. The audience trusts the intenet as a source of imformation and become comfortable with a wider source range. To summerise news on the web consitutes as a shift of comsumption from newspapers, television etc to a mix of all in one area - online.
b) Para 9 Are there ‘new kinds of journalist’ online? If so, how so?
Line 5 - 'newsgroups and Weblogs are considered as additional sources for information retrieval, rather than as new avenues for new kinds of journalists to develop and publish new kinds of news.' I'll be interested in seeing other peoples opinions on this matter. I agree and disagree with this statement made by Meikle. By new journlism im thinking about online interviews instead of face to face interviews. But i also think that online journalism is just the same as journalism but used in a different way e.g. instead of the information being processed and made into a newspaper (text form) its processed as an online text document or instead of a reconstrusction of news being played to the audeince on a television its uploaded online so it can be watched on a computer instead. Whats does everyone else think about this question?
c) Paras 14-15 Are those who want to make DIY news online, best thought of as part of an alternative culture (that also exists offline) or is it more diverse than that? Think of examples beyond Indymedia.
IM NOT SURE ABOUT THIS QUESTION, ANY OPINIONS AND HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED! THANKS!
d) Para 18 Is open news quality news?
I think that open publishing online is more quantity rather than quality. Para 18 line 8 says 'One issue was the large number of items being posted to sites, which meant that even especially well-researched or significant stories would be replaced quickly on the front page;' I think this statement sums up that well-researched 'quality' stories are not online long enough for the audience to read them and take notice of what the story is. So no i dont think open news is quality - however i also think there is more information about this subject to be read as well as this 1 paragraph so if anyone disagrees i do have an open-mind on the matter.
e) Para 19 Can open news ever be completely open? Do people take different (possibly unequal) roles in collaboration?
Para 19 line 7 'automated open-editing... or translate the story from one language or style to another' (Arnison, 2001). Peronsally i do not think that open publishing will ever be completely open. If the online news can be edited by anyone then how do we know that the story is definatly true? The quote states that audeinces can contrabute - this means anyone. facts can be checked and sources can be added - but how will we know that these facts and sources are true on an open site?
aha I was just stuck on quesion c so had a look to see if you had understood it but you don't either! I think what its trying to say is the people who create the news online are these people a new alternative culture of journalists? a diversity of people young or old, any culture, beliefs etc all able to create blogs with information about news that anyoe can read. However I could be wrong!
ReplyDeleteI found it hard to get the whole DIY-news thing, but I did have a go at tackling it in my blog. Have a look, you might find it useful. :)
ReplyDeletethanks frank, i will and ill get back to you about it! heres hoping!
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