Comment by Baronius on The Mind of the Reader Is the New Journalist
Interesting piece, but it ignores an important question: why must the citizen take up this new role? I mean, it's all well and good to note the delays and errors in traditional reporting, but there's...
View ArticleComment by Dr Dreadful on The Mind of the Reader Is the New Journalist
Well said, Baronius. Broadcasting a news story used to carry with it an implied responsibility to some sort of objective truth. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the like demand no such filter, yet news...
View ArticleComment by Darin L. Hammond on The Mind of the Reader Is the New Journalist
Very good points Baronius and Dr Dreadful. You address a fundamental problem with the new reader as journalist system. However, you must also take into consideration that rumors are always rampant...
View ArticleComment by roger nowosielski on The Mind of the Reader Is the New Journalist
Haven't we reached a stage at which the very concept of "journalism" ought to be re-examined - a stage characterized by suspicion, distrust, disinformation, manufactured consent? And isn't the...
View ArticleComment by Dr Joseph S Maresca on The Mind of the Reader Is the New Journalist
Social media is turning traditional journalism on its head.
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