Getting the News to the world

Todays tutorial task is to consider the following questions:
Given the conventional wisdom that traditional media are still the dominant form for getting "news" out to the world, do you think the internet will effect the audience for those old media?Check out the local IndyMedia website. What kind of news is there, and do you think a website like that has a place in your life?Do you think the internet is (was?) an effective tool for politicians to reach out to their intended audience?What do you think about blogs as a way for people to get information out? What about their role as political commentary?


In regards to New media and Old media, I don't think these two forms of news formats really make a difference to how people will source the news. For those people who don't readily have access to the net, papers and television are easier for them to get the news. It all comes back to access those people that can log onto the net with great ease will probably go to look at news on the web. There is also the fact that many people can't read long stories straight off the web, so it is easier for them to get a paper and look to the internet for more information on a topic they are interested in.

On the Sydney IndyMedia website: http://www.sydney.indymedia.org.au/, I found it be a lot of alternate news articles that maybe mainstream news would devote less time too. The sense of being able to write your own articles and comment freely on them, is something you can not do with the mainstream. This is concept is good for those who want to be involved in local projects and have an opportunity to do this. This probably has no place for me, as I like to just get a small amount of news then go out and look up any news articles I would like to learn about.

As for the politicians, it comes down to whether or not people want to know more about what the politicians are up to. During the campaign for the election, I mainly got my information about what the political parties were up too from the news and the papers. But if there was a certain topic I wanted to know about I then went onto the net and looked it up like a parties policy on health for instance. A lot of my friends did the same thing. As we don't really have time to sit there looking on the net for hours cross checking each political argument. Although I can see why using Facebook and YouTube would be a good way to try and reach out to the younger generation, rather than ready the information you can just watch what each spokesman had to say.

I think blogs are a good way for people to talk about their views. Its a way in which you can talk about whatever you want (to a degree of what is socially excepted content) and you have show your interests and your views. It is a good form of political commentary in the way that you can see each persons views and read people comments, it can be used like in a debate format. Although, it can be used in the wrong context and that is always something that has to be acknowledged when reading peoples blogs.