Survival & Citizenship
“If, and only if, journalists themselves become active, aggressive and vocal participants in the debate and the decisions about the future of journalism and, with public support, can successfully navigate the transition into cyberspace with their stated values intact, will journalism or democracy survive the 21st Century.”—Bill Kovach, founder, Committee of Concerned Journalists,
author (w/ Tom Rosensteil, The Elements of Journalism, 2001),
former newspaper newspaper editor and Neimann Fellows director
author (w/ Tom Rosensteil, The Elements of Journalism, 2001),
former newspaper newspaper editor and Neimann Fellows director
Editor’s Note: Beats going quiet into that good night...journalism and public alike.
Today’s Wish-I-Were-Here Photo: Surf's Up
On Sep 7, 2010, at 7:47 AM, Bud Brewer wrote:
ReplyDeleteMy great fear is that the “public” doesn’t really want journalism any longer. It wants salaciousness, titillation and angry rhetoric. I spent the entire time commuting to my office this morning listening to NPR tell me what three different polls had to say about the upcoming election. Up until 11/2 they’ll tell us who’s winning, and since we all want to ride the winner’s bandwagon, we’ll vote for whoever is winning. God Bless America!
Bud
Dr. Ted shoots back:
ReplyDeleteExactly right. I just asked my beginning students about their media use. They use media a LOT! they say--tweets, FB, blogs, texting. News? What news? It's booorrrring.
Here's the news: The ship is sinking and that titillating feeling is the water up to your crotch while you're posting FB friends about lunch, a coworker's taste in skirts, and Lady Gaga.
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Journalism is not the same anymore. I feel like the news keep mentioning old stories like Katrina or Haiti then they talk the rest of the time on celebrities and who is wearing what. The mass media is all over the world and I think people would like to be more informed about what is happening around the world and in their own town then wondering how long Lindsey Lohan will be in rehab. -Romina Nedakovic
ReplyDeleteOn Sep 7, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Jim Sparks wrote:
ReplyDeleteHey, some of us don’t think there will be a transition into cyberspace, not totally anyway......but maybe that’s because we’re old and still love newsprint. Will today’s 25-year-old reach for the laptop to read the news when he or she is 75? (I’m not THAT old, just making a point.)
I love your photo, but your being there to take is (my favorite teen expression) SO NOT FAIR.
TP replies:
ReplyDeleteJim: I'm not sure that today's 25-y-o will be looking at ANY news, online or otherwise. My current students respond with applause to the Teapartier who wouldn't use the Atlanta Journal & Constitution for carp-wrap, but few (if any) of them have ever seen the J&C, and happily condemn news media for their "lies" without actually paying any attention to news. When asked about their "media use," they give themselves 8-10, and then explain that they're always on FB, twitter, texting, etc. But can they name the secretary of state????
If it's any consolation, I'm not there (@ my photo) either, which is NOT FAIR.
Ted
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