Traditional vs. Non Traditional Media
Week 8 Reflections
Well,
this past week I read a lot about the differences between old (traditional)
media and new (virtual/social media). Like
all things, the social media has pros and cons. I think it’s safe to say that that
one pro about social media is the speed at which it hits the virtual press
is faster and appeals to a larger population than traditional media. The readings this past week show
that the trend for getting news via newspaper is taking a back seat to social
media news flashes posted on Twitter as one example. People are tuning in and
surfing a multitude of online news related information and they are doing it
much faster than by picking up the paper or waiting to watch the 6 or 11 pm
news to get the latest stories. According to Mitchell & Rosenstiel
(March 19, 2012) social media offers a “larger pool sources” for
journalists to collaborate
offering a “stronger and wider connection with the community both locally and
globally.”
Social
media is giving traditional journalists a run for their money. It has been
reported that journalists need to “adjust their ideology” (Mitchell & Rosenstiel,
2012) that they are the only news finders and news sharers. Social media is affording the average
Joe/Jill the opportunity to get the news out and often these breaking news
stories are done with the use of cell phones complete with photos and
videos. Some journalists are in favor
of using these “average Joe/Jill sources as supplemental sources others are
not. On the other hand, the wide spread use of social media is a bit like journalists
having a large staff working behind the scenes for them, one that they don’t
have to pay!
The con
of getting sources through the ‘average Joe/Jill’ can have some negative
outcomes, aka, misinformation…or partial coverage of a story. For this reason,
journalists, all the more need to get the ‘whole’ story and present it with the
professional ethics they hold with no evidence of bias or favoritism.
This week
I also re-visited my Delicious and Diigo Accounts., two social bookmarking
tools.
I had
previously obtained accounts for these two sites for a previous course. Here is my Diigo url: Roseanne's Diigo and here is my
Delicious url:
Roseanne's Delicious.
As this was my second time using these two social booking marking sites, I was
not totally unaware of what they offered. Both collect bookmarks; but, what
differs among them is how the information is presented.
Both have the feature to add tags. Outside of
the class, I don’t use either of these. I used the USF library online data base to look for articles that were related to Facebook, Social Media, and public libraries. I used the bookmark link on the left hand side of the page of the journal articles. After you click on the tool, one is able to chose where to send the bookmark to by choosing one of the many bookmarks listed. This tool made it much easier to add new bookmarks. I liked that feature.:)
References
Mitchell, A. & Rosenstiel, T. (March 19, 2012). State of the news media
2012: An annual report
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