The Census: Debriefing Session (7/13 -7/20)
Hey what's up people, the results are in from last week's Census and we know who's computer literate and who isn't:
Are the traditional media outlets (print, news channel, radio) losing their ground to the new age of media (blogs, Twitter, etc)?
Hell yeah!!! Who reads the newspaper anymore? Better yet, who even watches CNN? 75%
Nahh!!! You can't trust muckrakers, especially ones without Ivy League degrees. 25%
Obviously, the death of Michael Jackson shouldn't incite worldwide dialogue about the power of the new media guard on the web. However, such is the case. When Twitter essentially shut down on that Thursday, it was clear how much of an impact that the social media network could wield. The same goes for any of the social media outlets (Facebook, bloggers, Stumbleupon), where the power of the now and the unabashed contact with peers is starting to become more wieldy than traditional, stagnant news media. What needs to be done now, is that the new media needs a way to regulate itself, in a way that makes sure the truth always comes out, but that collateral damage is at a minimum. You can read another article on the impact of new social media (especially on young people) here. I think Twitter is here to stay (at least until some new ish comes out), and will thrive until people start doing this:
Are the traditional media outlets (print, news channel, radio) losing their ground to the new age of media (blogs, Twitter, etc)?
Hell yeah!!! Who reads the newspaper anymore? Better yet, who even watches CNN? 75%
Nahh!!! You can't trust muckrakers, especially ones without Ivy League degrees. 25%
Obviously, the death of Michael Jackson shouldn't incite worldwide dialogue about the power of the new media guard on the web. However, such is the case. When Twitter essentially shut down on that Thursday, it was clear how much of an impact that the social media network could wield. The same goes for any of the social media outlets (Facebook, bloggers, Stumbleupon), where the power of the now and the unabashed contact with peers is starting to become more wieldy than traditional, stagnant news media. What needs to be done now, is that the new media needs a way to regulate itself, in a way that makes sure the truth always comes out, but that collateral damage is at a minimum. You can read another article on the impact of new social media (especially on young people) here. I think Twitter is here to stay (at least until some new ish comes out), and will thrive until people start doing this:
