The project has finally come to an end and I must say I am a bit sad; the nine weeks have literally flown by. From a personal perspective the course has been a huge eye-opener, and I really didn’t think that I would learn so much in the short space of time, but at the same time it has been really challenging.
Through Nigel’s teachings I am a lot more aware and more open-minded towards the idea of virtual identities and online communities. To be honest I had a very negative view on online social networking, I just thought most of it was deception, fraud, and a social gathering for paedophiles. But furthering my knowledge and reading up on academic texts on this specific topic I really have seen the light.
As a group we have come so far and the end product is very impressive (well that’s a personal opinion). I mean it was a bit of a slow start at first and then towards middle of the course we had a set back, which then changed the entire concept of our ‘big’ idea. But hay I’m a firm believer in that “everything happens for a reason”. Ok I can’t actually believe that I am going to say this but I will continue to keep blogging, I mean in some weird way I really do find it quite therapeutic being able to express myself even though nobody is listening. I remember when we first started blogging I found it so daunting knowing that people all over the world are able to access what I write, and be able to form an opinion about me through the few sentences that I note down, but I’m sooooo over that now. Overall the course has been a really good experience and I take with me a bag full of knowledge.
THE END
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Week 8: Countdown.....
A week to go before the final countdown, and yes things are shaping up pretty well. The wiki is finally coming together, and it’s starting to look really nice. The session was mainly focused on editing down the research that had been conducted for the project. I have finally finished my section and it is ready to be put on to the wiki page. I am very optimistic that we will finish by next week, because most of the work has already been uploaded onto the wiki, so we have no excuses.
Monday, 3 March 2008
Week 7: Redundant
During last weeks session we had discussion on the globalisation of online journalism. The main theme of the discussion was on how the Internet has replaced the traditional task of journalism. We now witness many publications having online versions of magazines and newspapers.
Over the past year or so it has been said that the purpose of journalism is gradually being erased. The arrival of new interactive services such as the Internet has given rise to the prospect that in the future journalistic involvement in political communication will no longer be required. By now it is apparent that information is growing explosively, but the downside is that quicker reporting means less time for variety and processing.
The ‘Guardian’ would have to be a very good example in the fact that it has arguably been at the forefront of successfully translating traditional journalism online, with their website being updated by the minute containing a variety of usability and choice. The ultimate control is by the user and they decide when, and where and how to consume media. It has now come to a point where journalists are finding it gradually difficult to catch the attention of the public within a society that is overfull with information. Increasingly it is now the receiver to whom the task of selection falls on.
‘My CNN.Com ‘ offers a ‘cerate’ your own newspaper service, which is based on the reader’s individual interests and details. It makes something like the ‘clipping service’ used by journalists for the past century or so, accessible to its readers.
In a medium that encourages such a substantial proliferation of voices, so how do readers select those which offer reliable news, can the same practise still be used as to how we once selected the daily newspaper? A lot of comments on news websites are now produced by the reader’s, so what role is there left now for the journalist.
Over the past year or so it has been said that the purpose of journalism is gradually being erased. The arrival of new interactive services such as the Internet has given rise to the prospect that in the future journalistic involvement in political communication will no longer be required. By now it is apparent that information is growing explosively, but the downside is that quicker reporting means less time for variety and processing.
The ‘Guardian’ would have to be a very good example in the fact that it has arguably been at the forefront of successfully translating traditional journalism online, with their website being updated by the minute containing a variety of usability and choice. The ultimate control is by the user and they decide when, and where and how to consume media. It has now come to a point where journalists are finding it gradually difficult to catch the attention of the public within a society that is overfull with information. Increasingly it is now the receiver to whom the task of selection falls on.
‘My CNN.Com ‘ offers a ‘cerate’ your own newspaper service, which is based on the reader’s individual interests and details. It makes something like the ‘clipping service’ used by journalists for the past century or so, accessible to its readers.
In a medium that encourages such a substantial proliferation of voices, so how do readers select those which offer reliable news, can the same practise still be used as to how we once selected the daily newspaper? A lot of comments on news websites are now produced by the reader’s, so what role is there left now for the journalist.
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