com460 - intro - 3 apr
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Com460: Introduction
Social Media Technologies, News and Politics
Kathy Gill, 03 April 2008
Once Upon A Time ….
Then Came ….
Then Came …
Then Came …
Today …
Digital Technologies …
Create perfect copies Collapse space Collapse time
Blogs… do all those things
Provide commentary and reporting on news events, stories, people, issues...
Surface “hidden” articles or events
Aggregate articles on a story
Can serve as a playlist for news
Can become a conversation about news
Disintermediation
Trent LottDan RatherRev. Wright
How Does This Change News & Politics?
More participants, different roles Reader becomes author Ideally: checks and balances on bias, spin
An overwhelming amount of “stuff” What, and who, are you going to read?
The risk of polarization Failing business models
Who will pay people to “report” and “analyze”
Links, Examples
EPIC2015: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fUHtc37MC8 http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic
Exit133.com, WestSeattleBlog.com iReport.com memeorandum.com/river and
memeorandum.com Newsvine.com Postman on Politics:
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman UK PM Is On Twitter:
twitter.com/steverubel/statuses/778169456