futurology and future-proofing

10: Futurology and future proofing

JOM845 Online Journalism

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Ever done a PEST analysis?

• Why is it local in the US, and national in the UK?

• Why is Hollywood the home of cinema?• Why is radio called ‘broadcasting’?• Why was the cost of entry to the phone

industry low in the 1890s?Monday, 19 March 2012

Social: ego!Monday, 19 March 2012

It is frightful that someone who is no one can set any error

into circulation with the aid of this dreadful disproportioned

means of communication.- Soren Kierkegaard

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TV newspeople have the intellectual depth of hamsters. TV news can only present the

bare bones of a story.- Dave Barry

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Tech: realtime!Monday, 19 March 2012

http://blog.ouseful.info/2010/12/09/an-appropriate-use-of-technology/

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http://blog.ouseful.info/2010/12/09/an-appropriate-use-of-technology/

Legal and political constraints?Brand managementConsumer demandCompetitive advantage

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Intelligent objects!Monday, 19 March 2012

http://www.autonewscast.com/2008/10/25/nissan-to-pilot-intelligent-transport-system-model/

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Non-citizen journalism?

“12-car pile up on the M5; three ambulances in attendance and one five minutes away.”

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http://blog.ouseful.info/2010/12/09/an-appropriate-use-of-technology/

Regulatory driversCost-cutting/efficienciesCommercial targetingConsumer convenience

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Big data!Monday, 19 March 2012

http://gizmodo.com/5520314/the-anatomy-of-a-tweet

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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/government_augmented_reality.phphttp://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/766 - from 3.10

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http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-friendships-make-visually-stunning-map-2010-12

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http://blog.ouseful.info/2010/12/09/an-appropriate-use-of-technology/

Privacy concerns? Transparency drivers

Contextual advertising & salesConsumer convenience

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Follow the money: vertical & horizontal

integration

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Trying to recreate the closed market!

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Net neutrality

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Deliberative democracy

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Liberal democracy

image by woody1969

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Participatory democracy

image by murplejane

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Users as an asset, not a cost!

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“Human capital”

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Political: making power

accountable!

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Culture shift

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Corporatisation of the public sphere

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http://blog.ouseful.info/2010/12/09/an-appropriate-use-of-technology/

Cloud computingPayment systemsSocial networksBlacklisting websites (USAF, ACTA)

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Where will the journalist sit in the future?

• Realtime verification and aggregation• Node journalism (tagging/linking)• Journalist as engineer (access/connect)

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(break)Questions?

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Part 2: The future

is already here...

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Find an excuse to do what you want to do.

image http://www.flickr.com/photos/krypto/765123624/

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Luck =

preparation+

opportunity

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