TEXT MESSAGING CHAPTER 6: THE NEWS

DISCUSSION OF FINAL READINGS

“ABANDONING THE NEWS”

BY MERRILL BROWN

PG. 325

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“ABANDONING THE NEWS”

The critical demographic group: 18-34-year-olds.

Where do most people in this group get their news?

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“ABANDONING THE NEWS” (CONT’D)

“Young people are more curious than ever but define news on their own terms” (Brown 330).

>”on demand”

Experts have named this generation: “Media Actives” or “Information Impressionists” (p. 331)

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“ABANDONING THE NEWS” (CONT’D)

“Active consumers are unlikely any longer to rely on single sources for coverage of issues that matter to them” (333).

Do you usually cross-check your daily news via various venues?

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“INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM”

BY SHAYNE BOWMAN & CHRIS WILLIS

PG. 348

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“INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM”

What is “participatory journalism?”

What are some other terms Bowman & Willis use to describe this concept?

(see pg. 350-1)

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“INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM” (CONT’D)

“A future president of the United States might be chosen not only on his or her merits, charisma,

experience, or voting record but on the basis of how well he or she blogs” (352).

Do you agree? How does this idea affect you?

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“INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM” (CONT’D)

“The new interactive medium both threatens the status quo and promises an exciting new way of learning about the world”

(356).

“It should be obvious that weblogs aren’t competing with the work of professional journalism establishment, but rather

complementing it” (359).

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“INTRODUCTION TO PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM” (CONT’D)

“We Media” (journalist’s p.o.v.)

• My readers know more than I do

• That is not a threat, but rather an opportunity

• We can use this together to create something between a seminar and a conversation, educating all of us.

• Interactivity and communications technology—in the form of email, weblogs, discussions boards, websites, and more—make it happen.

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