In their article published in the New Media Institute website, Bailey Socha and Barbara Eber-Schmid define new media as evolving and morphing continuously.
Newsweek announced last week that they will stop their print edition on December 31st.
In her blog, Neeta Kolhatkar states that "The New media is setting new benchmarks & new parametres for reporting."
Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson's Epic 2015 explores the incidence of new media, such as news aggregators, blogging or social networking on professional journalism.
The first version of this flash movie was released in 2004. Since then this dystopia has turned into reality.
So... Is new media killing journalism?... Or is journalism rising from the ashes thanks to networked journalism?
I believe that journalism isn't so much dying as it is just being revamped to new modern standards. While new media constantly changes, so too will journalism. In the same way that technology didn't kill the carriage so much as it did improve it to become the automobile, journalism isn't dying. Rather, journalism is evolving to become more and more modern. Perhaps in the future, the traditional idea of journalism may become distorted so much that it might not become that recognizable as "journalism", but just as transportation has taken on a new name as "cars and airplanes", journalism will change as well for the better.
RépondreSupprimerWell, journalism is the investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience. The new media will not kill journalism, journalism will just be a bit not as used than new media. However, journalism will change as years go by into a more of a up-to-date standard as new media changes as well. Both give people news updates and such, but journalism is used by so much people that it will not fall so easily.
RépondreSupprimerIn my opinion, journalism is capturing and documenting reality, while media is just a form of entertainment. Media has been overpowering journalism for a long time because the public likes to read about interesting gossip rather than realism. Although new media makes journalism more accessable to the public, its quality and content have been declining. Professional journalism is an art and shouldn't be sacrificed for public appeal.
RépondreSupprimerMedia is playing a large role in influencing the society. Much of the time, media is a false portrayal and often rumors pieced together to give readers half of the story. Journalism is reality, and it is still present in society, but more people tend to use media as their sources of news.
RépondreSupprimerI think that the new media is killing journalism. Social networking sites are taking over proper journalism. I feel that the citizens are taking a big role in our new form of media. This allows us to get news and information for free. This hurts our economy because there is a drastic decrease in the purchase of magazines and newspapers. Therefore, the new form of journalism is the media not journalism itself.
RépondreSupprimerI think that new media isn't killing journalism. Below is the definition of Journalism:
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The activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of broadcasting news on radio or television.
It doesn't say that this must be done by humans. Google's computers edit the news entirely on their own, but that doesn't mean its no longer journalism. It still gets the news to the people, we're just getting it from a new source.
In my opinion, journalism isn't as such dying but in way evolving with the modern times. As times change and the technology improves our lives, the way journalism will be perceived will change as well. As newspapers wrestle with declining circulation but with rise to new media, there will be new ways to accommodate for lost profession behind the headlines. The internet's influence has drastically changed the media landscape, often to the detriment of printed newspapers. Personally I think new media is the evolution of journalism that is breaking down barriers which previously restricted the flow of information and narrowed the range of debate.
RépondreSupprimerIn my opinion, journalism is dedicated to getting news out to the people and making them aware of events, issues, etc. that are occurring elsewhere. I think that the new media changes such as the aforementioned "GoogleZon" in the video actually enhances journalism rather than kills it. It allows the most pertinent stories and events to reach a person and rather than scanning the pages of a newspaper for interesting articles, the new media can immediately bring stories to the people. In a developing world of speed and technology, time is everything. New media outlets and networks allow stories to be made public at the push of a button. The essence of journalism, reporting stories and such to the public will not change, however, the mode of delivery to the public will change with the new social media developments. So in conclusion, journalism will never be killed, but will actually be expedited.
RépondreSupprimerI think like everything in this world, journalism will also change to fit our era. It's the content of the article that is more important than how it's spread about. Instead of fighting the power of the internet, media should embrace it and use it to their advantage. This would also save paper (trees). Journalism is definitely not dying, it's just evolving to be more collective like the video said; more people would contribute with their views and comments about the news.
RépondreSupprimerI agree with you Clarabella, on all point, but with New Media people will contribute to information which are telling everywhere in the world but in the other side it's also contribute to the spread of false rumor ! So, when you read articles you have to make a choice with all the things you read : a kind of compromise ?
SupprimerIn my opinion, new media is not killing journalism, but assisting in the growth and change of journalism. Journalism, like all other things, does not last forever, and is subject to change over time. The purpose of journalism, is just to get information of events and issues that happen in society out to to the public. This can still be achieved with new media, and in fact new media can make the journalism more appealing in the average person's eyes. Even though it may seem that journalism is dying and becoming less significant in society, it is just undergoing the change of time/technology that all things go through, and new media is assisting it along this path.
RépondreSupprimerI think that new media actually can be a good thing for journalism. It is now so mch easier to post something for the world to see and you don't even need to have a job in a news company to do so. The reader has an easier time of finding the things that they want to read with all the personalized featres that have come out. Furthermore, it is cheaper to publish articles and this creates a much wider range to choose from. Keeping the same way of journalism has quickly become outdated, and the changes occrring will be better served for the future.
RépondreSupprimerI think journalism is moving forward, not dying. With the innovation of many websites such as YouTube and Yahoo it's allowing journalism to get out in the world. Many younger audiences are willing to listen to the news and read about it because of the internet and the medias that they are presenting it in. New forms of news reporting gives more people interest in the modern world and how they can get involved.
RépondreSupprimerSocrates predicted that people would become less intelligent due to the negligence of oration in favor of writing. However, this did not come true. Likewise, the new media is merely a new development in journalism. At the same time, the new media, similarly to other innovations, should be monitored to safeguard it against excessive slander and sensationalism.
RépondreSupprimerJournalism isn't necessarily getting killed by new media, but it is being reformed and shaped by the changing world. People over the years have evolved from being simply fact minded to more opinionated, so the media is changing journalism to reflect that change. The purpose of journalism is bring facts to people, but people aren't satisfied with just facts anymore. Now, the media is helping make facts more entertaining to learn, and easier to understand seeing that they are put in lay terms. Just like everything else, journalism is being molded by the new media to be something more "present" and "current" to keep people interested.
RépondreSupprimerI share your point of view , new media isn't really killing journalism . We are in 2012 and there are new technologies with many social networks like Facebook or Twitter for example . So ,on the one hand we can share information with all the world and " become " a journalist during few minutes. But on the other hand , journalism has to be objective and with new media that's sometimes subjective because people can add their opinion .
SupprimerJournalism for literature is dying. Journalism, like many other professions are conforming to the new age of technology. Books are now found online, and read on kindles, classes are starting to be taught online, and magazines and newspapers are no longer as popular as they once were. With this technology, people can still be authors, or journalists, but other jobs, like the paperboy (which sounds like a cool fun job) can no longer be found.
RépondreSupprimerI'm agree, all people can be a journalist nowadays with internet. The fact to have a smartphone, film everything and put it on the internet in social networks make persons as journalists or like you say authors etc.. In the future, we going to forget de sensation of touching papers and I'm totally agree, we going to read books on the screen. Finally we'll do everything with internet.
SupprimerIn all journalism is still going to be journalism no matter what way it is presented. 16th century warfare is completely different to that of present warfare, but it's still called "war." The technological era has changed much of modern day journalism, but it hasn't killed it, although it is true that much of what we hear today is mainly about the new hit sensation, but the crux of journalism is still the same. In all Journalism has only evolved to stay "alive" in today's society.
RépondreSupprimerI believe that while the goal of journalism is to inform society of current events, the media is there for entertainment. The media transforms the current events by adding opinions which sparks debate between many people. Journalism isn't getting killed by the media, but the media is transforming journalism to only being based on opinions, rather than facts.
RépondreSupprimerThe advances in technology that have brought about the new form of media we see today does not necessarily "kill" old methods but rather give it a new platform. Journalism is simply being introduced to the modern way of spreading information. If you think about it, it isn't only journalism that has seen this change. This same change applies to things like shopping and schooling and similar questions can be asked. Do online courses devalue the importance of physically attending school? Is online shopping killing brick-and-mortar shops? No. They merely make things efficient. The media has, in this sense, fostered efficiency by allowing journalists to cater to a broader range of readers while at the same time allowing more voices to be heard.
RépondreSupprimerI think that the new media is not killing Journalism. Because as the society develop new technologies, new forms of journalism also develops. This new media doesn't kill journalism, but helps it in a way that it helps people to reach the news quicker and easier. With the new network and the new way of spreading information, journalism will develop and become more modernized alongside the new media.
RépondreSupprimerI do not think that the new media is killing journalism. The same articles are being written, the same work is being done, but it is simply taking on a new form. There are many that prefer hard copies of print, but there are also many that like this newer, digitalized form better. As technology moves forward, the new media is becoming increasingly popular, and it is something that we will all have to get used to.
RépondreSupprimerI think that the media isn’t killing journalism. On the contrary I think the media helps journalism move forward. journalism may not be as what is commonly thought about it which is just words on a little notebook, and then transferred on to the newspaper. The media is trying to change journalism along with their changes. So now journalism can seem more advanced, and may even be more efficient for some writers. It’s not a step back for media or journalism, we’re just trying to find way to improve ourselves.
RépondreSupprimerIn my opinion, I feel that new media is empowering journalism. With new developments in technology come reform and change in journalism. Both journalism and media both strive to bring the world's attention to current events and real world news. Journalism may seem to be diminished in some ways, however new medias have enhanced the way the public views the information given out. Not only has the media provided more entertaining ways to view politics and events, but it also broadened the number of viewers and listeners, to keep the world more connected. Because of innovative technology, media and journalism have changed and improved to better our world.
RépondreSupprimerWhether or not modern day media is killing journalism is completely dependent upon your definition of journalism in itself. Ink on paper journalism, yes, will slowly but surely degrade; though I expect it to never completely die as it is very much a part of our history and culture. Therefore there will always be at least a minimal demand for it, as with most things. Meanwhile, modern media allows journalism as a form of writing to evolve in that it can now more easily reach a larger audience, receives instant feed-back, along with a plethora of other useful quirks. Overall, I do believe it to be in the interest of most for it to take a more online approach, while I do believe the alternative, physical newspapers, should always be available for those who seek it.
RépondreSupprimerI think media isn't really killing journalism. Instead, it makes it more accessible to the public. In this day and age, a lot of us don't have the time to read a newspaper in the morning. Instead we listen to the radio in the car, or make use of some other media available to us. With that said, some forms of media do not exemplify true journalism and instead tend to exaggerate reality. In general, though, media is a good thing, and allows us to read/hear the news more easily.
RépondreSupprimerYes, I'm agree with you Sravya! I think that new media are an evolution of classic newpaper because the world changes and, consequently, the mode of information changes also!
SupprimerI don't think new media is killing journalism. In fact, I think it's just another step towards advancement, and in fact necessary for our rapidly-changing generation. If journalism does not keep up with the wave of technology, it'll fall behind and, in actuality, kill itself.
RépondreSupprimerI think that media isn't killing journalism, its simply become more popular. At one point, journalism was the best thing out there, now its Facebook and Google. And come on, who doesn't like Google? Marketers are creating things that their consumers will use and like. Since the majority of people spend most of their time at their computers, it's easier and cheaper for them to read an article or comment on a blog with one click, rather than buying a piece of paper that they would eventually throw away. If you think about, we are saving paper :)
RépondreSupprimerFor me, Journalism is eager young journalists looking for the inside scoops of big stories to post into everyday newspapers and magazines that our society reads. This new form of media in no way threatens this idea of journalism. All it is doing is redirecting the medium in which information is passed along to the public. What this does do is influence the way society changes in order to read the news. Instead of sitting down at breakfast every morning reading the daily newspaper, people now have to pull out their laptops or smart phones in order to check out the big story on wall street or whatever. I think a big part of journalism will be changed forever and will be missed by many people but the idea of journalism is still present in new media.
RépondreSupprimerNew media is providing for a novel era of journalism. As technology changes and develops, journalism must evolve with it. For example, the NYTimes--one of the most establishes newspapers in the United States--has begun charging for online subscriptions.
RépondreSupprimerTechnology has led to a demand for fast, easy news. Although I think there is great value in physical newspapers and magazines, news outlets must face the reality of what technology means for news consumption.
I agree with you, readers's expectations changed, they want quick and easy news therefore media had to adapt. Some famous newspapers created their website to get more readers however, new media also shows drawbacks as everybody can become an "online journalist". Traditional media gives true information, new media creates rumours. Journalists aren't controlled on the net, they can say whatever they want to say.New journalists are less and less neutral, so can we really trust them? On the other side, new media develops freedom of press and expression.
SupprimerI don't think new media is "killing" journalism; rather, I believe it is innovating it. The world is constantly changing and evolving as we advance toward a higher society, so it makes sense that the way news dissipates is being transformed as well. Change is not always bad, and this is a good example of that. Journalism must change with the times in order to keep up with the world's increasingly fast communication.
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SupprimerI agree with you allison , We have to live with our time . The time of journalism written on paper is pratically over . It's the time of internet . If journalism wants to continue , they have to adapt at internet . They can for example : Put their newspaper on internet
SupprimerIn my opinion, journalism is in its transformation phase right now with the help of new media. Through new media, journalism is turning more opinionated than ever. In a sense the traditional type of journalism is slowly dying out, while the new type of journalism is starting to grow. With a variety of opinions, journalism becomes more colorful, moving away from the dry and dull facts from before. It can be argued that sometimes this new journalism would deviate from the facts, but generally people will still be stating the truth.
RépondreSupprimerIn a broad sense, the new media is changing what journalism really embodies. It's shifting from an unbiased account of events to a opinionated expression of single-sided thoughts. Quite rarely in modern day society is media completely objective. In a way this is good, giving the information of more personal character, however this is severely outweighed by the inability of the general to get just facts without searching.
RépondreSupprimerNew media is not killing journalism, but is simply redefining it to make journalism more relevant to today's society and conditions. New media makes news more accessible and widespread, which is a vital component of journalism. It is inevitable that innovations eventually replace older, inefficient methods, and that is exactly what new media has done to older modes of news. However, the essence of journalism, reporting facts and events as they happen, is still embodied in these new media.
RépondreSupprimerNew Media isn't killing journalism, just like the iPod didn't kill the music industry. Just because you don't use the mp3 player anymore doesn't mean that all hope is automatically lost for the music industry. And it wasn't.
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SupprimerIt depends on what kind of Journalism you are thinking of. If it's traditional print journalism, then yes. Yes it is dying. Thanks to the internet, no one really reads the newspaper anymore.
RépondreSupprimerThe new media involves journalism. Which, I believe, is a bittersweet thing. With the internet, smartphones, e-readers, and other output sources; journalism is advancing rapidly. However, this creates a problem for news organisations trying to monetize on digital media.
Eventually, traditional journalism will die. And if News Organisations cannot keep up with digital media, they will die too.
Personally, I believe that, similar to Sneha, it is more of social networking that is taking over media. and perhaps journalism will slowly die down. When was the last time you sat down with a newspaper and read an entire article? The maximum I do is read the blurb at the top and perhaps the title. On the other hand, I also remember a time that I found out a tragic death solely through Facebook and that was Michael Jackson's death. As shocking as it was, it spread from status to status in mere microseconds almost. Because these messages are short and eye-catching and give us the gist that we need to know, our mind doesn't quite wander off like it doesn't with nonfiction articles that are two pages long. The reason many people prefer to use Wikipedia for their research, despite the fact that it can be and has proven to be quite unreliable at times, is that the information is condensed into a short introduction blurb that serves the purpose of the average man and if any reference is needed, there is a box on the bottom right. Media, all in all, is going to lead to the eventual "death" of true by-the-book journalism. Then again, if the theory of Social Darwinism is to be placed here, the one way Journalism can survive is to completely turn itself over. Journalism's evolution is it's key to future success and perhaps equivalent competition with Social Media.
RépondreSupprimerI think that new media is killing journalism, although this is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, the radio and television replaced the town crier. More worrisome however, is the impact this will have on the quality and independence of journalism. "Personalized" stories may seem like they give more control to the user, but often times is merely another sensationalist tactic. The internet currently allows for much competition between news sources, but if this decreases in the future, it could decrease news independence.
RépondreSupprimerI think that the newest media is opening up more opportunites for journalists to be heard. Crowds of people are starting to read more online than the usual. It would be in the best interest of low-performing companies to find success online. That doesn't necessarily mean that all journalism should transfer over to the Internet. Many people still love the columns of good magazines and newspapers like The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Sports Illustrated, and Time. These types of papers and magazines have a kind of tradition and style that can't be, and shouldn't be, completely replicated on the Internet.
RépondreSupprimerJournalism is NOT dying. In fact, in a time where everything is being stored online, it is good that the journalism is stored in the "new media" because it will also be there, never lost in time for all people to see. I do prefer to read on paper than online because it is easier on the eyes but online is more effecient. This change in venue does not affect the message, information, or purpose of the article or news. In fact, it just makes it more accessible to the rest of the world. This is clearly something that people should be happy about. True, the newspaper companies would lose money in printing papers but they can simply regulate their online accounts. It is not hard, they are just looking for a way to complain.
RépondreSupprimerThe goal of journalism is to provide information to the public in the most convenient manner. Technology is rapidly revolutionizing the way we humans take in information and process it. New media is the adaptation of journalism to modern times. In the past, people would take the time to sit down, read an article, formulate their own opinion on the subject, and finally move on. As technology advanced, articles could be read on the go with the use of smart phones. Today we get notifications on our smart phones of all the breaking news that occur all around the world. Times have changed, and most of us have lost our sense of patience because of the spoils of technology. We always go for the cliff notes, rather than digest the full featured article in a newspaper. In that perspective, the new media is creating a way to maintain the existence of journalism in modern society.
RépondreSupprimerAccording to me, I feel that the importance of journalism is withering today. The world today is more exposed to the media, and get updated on current issues also through the internet for example Facebook, Twitter, and Yahoo news among others. Most people around the world don't use newspapers as much any more as they used to. Although, I don't feel that this is a bad thing because there are magazines through which writers bring about news and there are still some people who do prefer getting updates from magazines, etc rather than using the radio or television, but still, the use of newspapers now, isn't quite prevalent as it used to be.
RépondreSupprimerAt first, I'd think that new media is harming journalism. I believe that the most important part of journalism is that it provides accurate and trustworthy information to people who cannot experience events first hand. In that regard, media probably fails due to the lack of proper fact-checking, and the fact that it can be biased. However, now that I think about, the same could be said about journalism. While journalists claim to try pursue the truth, they can still mislead or try to push their own goals or simply be wrong. I still think the growth of new media makes information slightly less reliable overall, but the difference isn't as large as it could be, and for the most part, media probably just gets information out more quickly and broadly.
RépondreSupprimerCurrent media increases the amount of information exposed to the public, but if the viewers of media cannot discern between sensationalist and honest journalism, media exposes people to media that provides interest, not what is important to our country. To a point, we are at fault because we indulge in emotional and trivial stories, which the media capitalizes on to increase viewers.
RépondreSupprimerA second negative aspect of media is opinionated media. It provides an easy way for people to adopt a view on current events. Almost every media source is biased media, indoctrinating opinions on viewers.
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RépondreSupprimerThe core issue here is that, at least in America, we're becoming less and less appreciative of hard hitting journalism. As long as we get the raw facts, we don't need the fancy college-level writting, or the scathing speeches, heck, I didn't even spell "writing" correctly and I still intend to prove a point. I personally do not find the time to read 3 page spread fleshed out stories, instead settling for comments on facebook, with witty hashtags and winky emotes. I know for a fact other countries have entire award shows dedicated to journalism, even game reviews, but does that make journalism some endangered species that needs saving? To some it does, and they have a point to stand guard against this growing GoogleZons(it sounds very silly like googlezilla or something) of a modern media. I don't think it does really. If people are satisfied with the narrow statuses and tweets of average people, and modern tv news outlets keep dishing out the bland facts, I think society will move on fine, and if there suddenly comes a time when society beckons for the Lockes and Demosthenes of our time, then maybe there will be some sort of renaissance or restoration of the old ways of journalism, most likely integrated within whatever systems we'll be using in that time.
SupprimerI think that journalism is not dying out so much as simple changing as technology grows. As new forms of communication grow more common and popular, it is logical that journalists will take advantage of these new mediums. In my opinion, I think that as journalism continues to appear online, more people will grow interested because it is more accessible. Media is a way of spreading journalism, not a replacement of articles and information.
RépondreSupprimerI do not believe that new media is killing journalism. Over the past year, due to the American recession, the U.S. newspaper industry has entered a new period of decline. However, this only means that the number of printed newspapers is decreasing.Yes, increasingly popular online media such as The Huffington Post, Reddit, and Politico allow people of all ages to digest information and share news with friends however classic newspapers, such as The Wall Street Journal, are not dying; they are instead transforming into online media. This is primarily because online newspapers and media are more readily accessible by people, cheap, and convenient. Professional journalists will continue to be hired by top newspapers, whether printed or online, to write about current events.
RépondreSupprimerI think new media is killing journalism because many people are more into blogging and texting and Facebook over actually reading the news and focusing on written print. Thus, more companies that sell written text (i.e. magazines and newspapers) have extended their businesses online and published their texts and articles online.
RépondreSupprimerI agree with you, people have the tendancy to abandon traditional press. They are too focused on internet. As a consequence, journalism has to be modernised. Thus, they create blogs. I think it's a shame not to buy written press. It's true, internet is faster but we may know that information are not controlled contrary to written press. And, those information could not be reliable. To my mind, I like internet with Facebook, etc, but I am careful about what can be published, because we don't know if it's true or not.
SupprimerI agree with many of these posts that the media isn't killing journalism. To me, journalism isn't just newspapers and magazines. Although those are receiving less and less attention, those aren't the only forms of journalism. I see it is as the spread of information, which can be done through writing, over the internet, and on TV. One example is sports journalism. It is still available in magazines and in the newspaper, but the majority of it is done on websites like ESPN.com or on TV shows like Sportscenter. It may not be traditional journalism, but it is still journalism and it is as strong as ever.
RépondreSupprimerI quite agree with you,new media helps recieving more information. Some websites create online newspapers and are still written by professional journalists. However, many websites, like blogs, and also on social networks can be written by anyone . Information can't be prooved, and we can't know if it's true or not, people can invent or spread rumours. Also on internet, people aren't controlled therefore a lot of bloggers give their opinion, and share violent ideas. Journalists have to be neutral, objective, they don't have to influence people. New media doesn't kill journalism because there are still online journalists or even traditional newspapers, but it kills the principles of this job, which has to give true information.
SupprimerI think the new media is killing journalism. Journalism is supposed to be unbiased and is supposed to make sure people can form opinions themselves. The new media only supports one point of view and people rely too much on this new type of media.
RépondreSupprimerI'm really agree with you ! Because, now everyone can be a "reporter" so information are not sure..
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