Anybody still gets most of their news from the tv, radio, or the newspapers? Well, I don't, and I believe many of you are like me.
Our society is almost immersed in Internet usage, and this in turn affects our behavioural habits. It makes sense too, that if we spend so much of time on the Internet with our mobile phones or computers, we also just allocate a portion of this time to getting our news from online sources, instead of using another device (eg radio) to get news.
With Web 2.0's interactivity and user-generated content abilities, many people are also becoming citizen journalists, posting news, photos, videos on various websites. These material may not be professional or touch on "real news" (events that get reported on traditional mainstream media), but they are garnering much attention too.
As usual, here are some videos that might interest you on this topic.
Our society is almost immersed in Internet usage, and this in turn affects our behavioural habits. It makes sense too, that if we spend so much of time on the Internet with our mobile phones or computers, we also just allocate a portion of this time to getting our news from online sources, instead of using another device (eg radio) to get news.
With Web 2.0's interactivity and user-generated content abilities, many people are also becoming citizen journalists, posting news, photos, videos on various websites. These material may not be professional or touch on "real news" (events that get reported on traditional mainstream media), but they are garnering much attention too.
As usual, here are some videos that might interest you on this topic.
Internet's impact on traditional journalism (by StateofMedia)
One important question is whether the Internet will kill off the power of traditional media. Will the newspapers, radio or tv be completely replaced by the Internet for journalism, particularly citizen journalism?
As much as I am a supporter of the Internet and online sources of journalism, I still believe that news from traditional media will still be around for quite some time. This is because many of the older generation, which forms a large proportion of our population, still rely very much on the traditional media. What do you think?
