基本説明
Milissa Deitz argues that far from undermining traditional media, the internet is returning journalism to its radical and democratic roots, recreating the feisty, informed public domain extinguished by the concentration of media ownership over last century.
Full Description
With traditional print media sinking under shrinking readerships, redundancies and declining advertising revenue, the imminent death of 'quality' journalism is being prophesied by academics, publishers and journalists. Are we losing a vital public sphere for interrogating those in power and creating local and national communities? Or is a moribund media status quo getting a long overdue shake up? Milissa Deitz argues that far from being the grave digger, the internet is in fact reinventing and reinvigorating 'citizen journalism'. More democratic through interactivity and participation, more immediately responsive to rapidly changing events and issues, we increasingly go online for our news. Far from undermining traditional journalism, a changing mediascape composed of dedicated online journals, blogs, social networking, twitter and mobile telephony, is returning journalism to its radical and democratic roots, recreating the feisty, informed public domain extinguished over the twentieth century by the concentration of media ownership in Australia.
Contents
Introduction; 1. The history of the future of news; 2. Public versus private media; 3. This is not news; 4. Media virus; 5. We're all journalists now; 6. Unfinished business.
