New forms of media publishing
As technology rise rapidly in the world today, new media are being used more than print today. Some people explain the slow death of newspapers are caused by blogs and other online sources, there are little things print media can do other than lowering their prices.
The new media took steps out of the box, when previously media are controlled by gatekeepers, but online sources like blogging today there are no restriction on what you want to share in the internet.
Talking about the audiences, the changes in media consumption of publics affects the role of journalism but it benefits both. (Naughton, 2006) By giving the right information to what readers want, it also benefits the journalist by having a communication and interaction between both reader and journalist. Take Malaysia Kini for today, they serve news daily on their site, and comments and opinions from readers are put up as well with the specific journalist replying from time to time.
There is one slight problem in the new media, using Namewe as an example; he made a video criticizing the bad qualities of Malaysian and its people, posting it on you tube with approximately 500,000 views. With that video on the new main stream media has caught the attentions of authorities back in Malaysia. He was then asking to return from Taiwan where he was studying and proper judgement was given to him. There are pro’s and con’s of new media. Locally it is restricted while around the globe, there is total freedom of speech.
Reference list
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyiBvJtJ5Z4, viewed on 16 October 2009
Naughton, J, 2006, Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem, Reuters Institute, viewed on 16 October 2009, http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/discussion/blogging.pdf
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