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The challenge of "140" to News Media
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OLD MEDIA MEETSAMBIENT MEDIA?
@THEPLAYETHIC
@THEPLAYETHIC
RADIO JOURNALISTOF THE YEAR, 2006
SO I KNOWTRADITIONALNEWS MEDIA…
… BUT ITWASN’TENOUGH…
TWITTER/SOCIALMEDIA LETS YOU PLAYAT BEING AJOURNALIST…
@THEPLAYETHIC
@THEPLAYETHIC
@THEPLAYETHIC
SHOULDA USED QIK.COM…
@THEPLAYETHIC
@THEPLAYETHIC
OBVIOUS USES OF TWITTER FOR TRADITIONAL JOURNALISM:
1: BEAT REPORTING (USE CONTENT SEARCH, GEOLOCATED)
3: REALTIME CONTENT (PHOTOS/AUDIO/VIDEO, 1-LINE DESCRIPTION)
4: TRACEABLE SOURCES / INTERVIEWEES / LEADS (@PUNTER)
5: “CAN YOU HELP?” (#QUESTION AT AM, #ANSWERS AT PM)
6: PROMO TOOL FOR TITLES/INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS/PIECES
2: EARLY WARNING (COMMUNITIES DECIDING WHAT’S NEWS)
BUT IF YOU’RE NOT PLAYING AT IT…
7: EXPERTISE ARCHIVE (FOLKSONOMY OF KNOWLEDGE, ON THE MOVE)
@THEPLAYETHICTOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT TWITTER/ SOCIALMEDIA AND NEWS…
WHO VERIFIES THESE FLOWS OF INFORMATION? THE NEWSORGANISATION - OR THE ‘TRUTH COMMUNITY’? WHAT’S THE VALUE INCLAIMING AUTHORITY?
CAN WE BREAK OUT OF “140” AS A DESIGN/CONTENT LIMITATION FORREAL-TIME MEDIA? MESO-BLOGGING AS WELL AS MICRO-BLOGGING?
HOW “COLLABORATIVE” AND “DISTRIBUTED” ARE JOURNALISTSPREPARED TO BE ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS? (SEE WSJ’sLIMITATIONS ON SOCIAL NETWORK UPDATING)
#THEPLAYETHIC@THEPLAYETHICTWITTER AND THE GENERAL CRISIS OF THENEWS BUSINESS?
IN ROCK’N’ROLL 2.0 THEY SAY “USE WHAT ISUBIQUITOUS TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO WHAT IS SCARCE”
TWITTER/SOCIAL MEDIA MAKES NEWS UBIQUITOUS. BUTWHAT IS SCARCE IN JOURNALISM & CAN BEVALUED/MONETISED? NOT PAYWALLS…BUT AUTHORITY?