According to Lasica (2001), the online medium gives journalists the powerful tools of context and authentication. Osborn (2001) suggested that the immediacy brought by the online environment, a medium where everyone is a potential publisher, allows for even less deliberation by the journalist and editor. Matters of anonymity, identity, access to information and protection of intellectual property impact the practice of online journalism.
Thousands of people have signed up for e-mail alerts whenever major news breaks and we usually flock to our computer screens for the latest developments whenever a big story hits. Therefore, people want news which is fast but credible.
The challenge facing online journalists is to balance the legitimate desires of the online audience for up-to-the-minute reports with the profession's traditions of fairness, completeness, balance and accuracy (Lasica, 2001).With the latest case of Michael Jackson’s death, online journalists did not do a good job in covering the breaking news. It was because each journalist was assigned to several jobs at once.
Therefore, news organizations should reexamine how they handle breaking news in a hyper-competitive, instant-publishing environment. As a start, online journalists should disclose as much as possible, check thoroughly then tell the truth and be honest (Niles, 2007).
When handling breaking news, news organizations should have many journalists on standby. Then, every journalist should be assigned to one task only, whether to publish or to report. If the information are not consistent, accurate and fast, news organizations may lose credibility.
However, in this situation, smart news organizations should acknowledge to their followers and readers that they know the report is out there and that people are talking about it, and report where the organization is with its own reporting (Niles, 2009).
Every major breaking news events offers its lessons to the news organizations that covered it. People are expecting fast news, but they also want it to be credible. Without much systematic organization in the news corporation, fast and credible news will not be achieved.
However, people must also be aware that some microblogging sites or "news publisher" do not produce credible news.
References
Lasica, JD 2001, How the Net is shaping journalism ethics, jdlasica.com, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://www.jdlasica.com/articles/newsethics.html.
Niles, R 2009, Michael Jackson’s death and its lessons for online journalists covering breaking news, OJR: The Online Journalism Review, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/robert/200906/1755/.
Niles, R 2007, What are the ethics of online journalism?, OJR: The Online Journalism Review, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://www.ojr.org/ojr/wiki/ethics/.
Osborn, B 2001, Ethics and Credibility in Online Journalism, The University of Memphis, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://bradleyosborn.com/z/RESUME/academic/ethics_and_credibility_in_online_journalism.pdf.
Showing posts with label New Trends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Trends. Show all posts
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Rise of the Mobile Video Blog
According to Funnell (2009), the average mobile phone has evolved from the humble voice-box to the total media centre. As a result, the mobile video blog (vlog) has become popular almost overnight. Vlogs are beginning to infiltrate the mainstream media, part of the increasingly seismic shift in the way we get our news and entertainment.
These statements are suppored by Harnick (2009) who quoted that
These statements are suppored by Harnick (2009) who quoted that
“According to Nielsen’s Three Screen Report, the number of people watching mobile video increased 70 percent, from more than 9 million to more than 15 million in the last year. Findings also include children 12-17 years old spend the most watching video on their mobile devices at 6 hours and 30 seconds. Young adults ages 18-24 spend 3 hours and 15 minutes while ages 25-34, 45-54 and 55-64 spend 2 hours and 10 seconds.”
Click on the image to enlarge.Source: http://www.thirdpresence.com/blog/mobile-broadband
Mobile vlogs already helped to create the first internet celebrities (Simmons, 2008). So if your video blog is good, you might be the next internet celebrity. Also, mobile vlogs helps delivering news to your hands faster than ever.
So what are the factors which made mobile vlog a massive trend?
According to Simmons (2008), faster mobile connections, all-inclusive data packages, and better mobile phones (Nokia N95, iPhone 3GS, HTC HD2) are the factors.
There are two new video sharing services – Qik and Seesmic. Qik is all about streaming live video from your mobile phone in real time, whereas Seesmic is all about recording video on the seesmic website via a webcam on your computer. [Hobson, 2008]
A screenshot of Qik.Source: http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/original/0000/6289/6289v1.png
A screenshot of Seesmic.Source: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2051/2189814384_4eb0761be8.jpg
The services were referred to as "a vision of the future of online video” (Waters, 2008).
In my opinion, these two video sharing services will be popular in Asia soon. People love new trends and with the presence of better mobile phones, users will enjoy recording videos then share it with their peers. Moreover, pictures are only able to capture one moment but videos can explain the whole experience.
So, keep an eye on mobile vlogs!
References
Funnell, J 2009, LTE - The Rise of the Mobile Prosumer, iTVcon.com, viewed on 18 November 2009, <http://www.itvcon.com/node/1171759>.
Harnick, C 2009, Mobile video consumption on the rise: Nielsen, Mobilness.wordpress.com, viewed on 18 November 2009, <http://mobileness.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/mobile-video-consumption-on-the-rise-nielsen/>.
Hobson, N 2008, The rise of instant movile video, NevilleHobson.com, viewed on 18 November 2009, <http://www.nevillehobson.com/2008/01/21/the-rise-of-instant-mobile-video/>.
Simmons, D 2008, Rise of the mobile video blog, BBC News, viewed on 18 November 2009, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/7392594.stm>.
Waters, D 2008, Seesmic killed the Youtube star?, BBC News, viewed on 18 November 2009, <http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/01/seesmic.html>.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
New Forms of Media Publishing
In this new era, the presence of new media is expanding. With the new media, trends have changed. Naughton (2006) agrees that he newest trend in blogosphere is the combination of digital convergence, personal computing and global networking seems to have ratcheted up the pace of development and is giving rise to radical shifts in the environment. The issue might be best described as one of ‘informed bewilderment’.
Questions were always asked: "Will the new media trends replace conventional journalism?"
With the emergence of websites such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Tumblr, it seems like they will make conventional journalism extinct. However, it is possible that the existing media accommodate themselves in the new media ecosystem (Naughton, 2006). Naughton (2006) also added that the traditional media are considered to be the push media, whereas the web is the pull media - this proves the supremacy of the new media.
According to Silkstone (2007), blogging might not be dying, but it is always morphing into new forms. This is true because Twitter and Tumblr are actually new forms of blogging.
Twitter enables 140 characters to be posted on the author's profile page with just a simple click.
Source: http://twitter.com/joleneees
Tumblr allows users to post text, images, video, links, quotes, and audio to their page. It is different from conventional blogging because it is a short-form blog.
Source: http://superkennylim.tumblr.com/
These interactions can be very complex and take many forms. Yet the reality is that while new communications technologies may not wipe out earlier ones, they certainly change the ecosystem.
References
Naughton, J 2006, Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem, Reuters Institute, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/discussion/blogging.pdf.
Silkstone, D 2007, The blogs that ate cyberspace, The Age, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/here-to-stay/2007/04/06/1175366469530.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap6.
Questions were always asked: "Will the new media trends replace conventional journalism?"
With the emergence of websites such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Tumblr, it seems like they will make conventional journalism extinct. However, it is possible that the existing media accommodate themselves in the new media ecosystem (Naughton, 2006). Naughton (2006) also added that the traditional media are considered to be the push media, whereas the web is the pull media - this proves the supremacy of the new media.
According to Silkstone (2007), blogging might not be dying, but it is always morphing into new forms. This is true because Twitter and Tumblr are actually new forms of blogging.
Twitter enables 140 characters to be posted on the author's profile page with just a simple click.Source: http://twitter.com/joleneees
Tumblr allows users to post text, images, video, links, quotes, and audio to their page. It is different from conventional blogging because it is a short-form blog.Source: http://superkennylim.tumblr.com/
These interactions can be very complex and take many forms. Yet the reality is that while new communications technologies may not wipe out earlier ones, they certainly change the ecosystem.
References
Naughton, J 2006, Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem, Reuters Institute, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/discussion/blogging.pdf.
Silkstone, D 2007, The blogs that ate cyberspace, The Age, viewed on 18 November 2009, http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/here-to-stay/2007/04/06/1175366469530.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap6.
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