On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:01:31 +0200, Charles HOPE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Right now, blogging is mostly commentary, but as more people do it, it > will > become more of a primary channel. Our culture is moving towards valuing > first-hand > reports over passive-voiced experts. Blogs are fast, nimble, candid, > unfiltered. Will this give you more legitimate (your word) news? Why and how? Are videoblogs only first-hand reports? Are first-hand reports better than other types of journalism? First-hand reports as journalism are not new. The Massachusetts Spy published first-hand accounts from the first battles of the American Revolution. You've seen them in every medium for hundreds of years! Don't confuse the media with the sender. A medium doesn't carry with it rules like the ones you imply. Big Corp Inc. can videoblog and Joe Average can videoblog. If Fox News created a videoblog would their coverage be more legitimate news? Why/Why not? You seem to be confusing videoblogging as a medium with some form of citizen journalism. And we can take it from there: Are there stories that citizen journalists can do better than a traditional news organisation? Which? Are there stories citizen journalists can't do as well? Which? Are there stories where the two compete on equal terms? Which? I can offer some answers, but I'd like to hear the thoughts of this group first. I'm tired of ramblings about news media who only hire evil people that are out to corrupt the planet, and I'm tired of conspiracy theories about the Republican Party. I'd like to hear some thinking about media and news. - Andreas -- <URL: http://www.solitude.dk/ > Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
