During the next seven weeks, my blog will cover a variety of current events and people's perceptions and opinions via online news and social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, AOL etc). The topics will range from a wide spectrum; politics, entertainment, sports, technology, relationships, health... You name it; it will be covered depending on the level of interest and response.
As a society that is more and more technologically dependent, the original news format or news papers and/or the evening news and news shows are dying a slow death. Well known newspapers are struggling for readership, quite a few have had to close. Lives are moving at an even more rapid pace. The idea of sitting down for an hour and watching the news everyday is also slowly fading. Wireless laptops, smart phones and other various forms of instant media keep us connected and "plugged in". These various mediums allow the user to form an anonymous persona and speak their opinions in ways that would be frowned upon in everyday face-to-face communication.
I am fascinated by the opinions that are stated and sometimes spewed and if because we are such an instantly connected society are we ignoring the major news stories of our time and giving credence to what 10 and 15 years ago would never have crossed a news desk. I have no idea what the end result will be, my hope is that at the end of this course we will all walk away a bit more enlightened and cautious about what we as a society deem news.
DEATH OF THE "MODERN" DAY NEWS FORMAT
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Posted by Marci Jones at Thursday, October 29, 2009
Labels: ENG 112 CURRENT EVENTS AND INSTANT TECHNOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS
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2 comments:
I like the idea that you are going to participate in the other online news and networking sites.
I wonder, which opinions at the moment fascinate you? I'm fascinated by the GOP suggesting that they're going to steamroll the Obama administration. With the look of the health care bills coming out of congress, I'd suggest that they can leave that to democrats. We're sometimes our own worst enemy.
I think we tend to move too fast to do anything but skim the 'high points' of the news. Problem being with so many news outlets a topic has to be spectacular to gain attention. I enjoy reading the paper then digging deeper on the internet for more facts. I don't trust what 'they' say. I want to know the facts. It is too easy to spout opinion without having to face anyone.
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