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Social Media Impact on
Journalism
JournalismWhat is ?
… the activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of
broadcasting news on radio or televisionSource: http://oxforddictionaries.com/
Journalism
… the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad
audience.Source:Wikipedia
… is defined as….
… the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting
news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/journalism
1702
The Daily Courant became famous for being the world's fi rst regular daily newspaper (1702)
The New York Daily Times published in 1851
1890s – the YELLOW journalismgive them what they want and sell more
Johann Carolus's Relati on aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien - the fi rst newspaper (1605).
History of Journalism
Social MediaWhat is ?
…the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn
communication into an interactive dialogue.
Source:Wikipedia
Social Media… is defined as….
…an umbrella term that defines the various activities that
integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction
of words and pictures..Source:iContact
Sources: http://library.thinkquest.org/27629/themes/media/md00s.html http://matetrack.webs.com/SOCIAL/SOCIAL.html http://www.skidzopedia.com/2008/11/21/17-people-who-enhanced-the-web/
1990sOnline – newspaper
&magazines
1926 NBCRadio network
1939TV in NY World Fair
1891Radio1792
telegraph
1890Telephone
1990Tim Berners – Lee
1965E-mail
1999Blogger
2001
1997
2003
2004
2005
2006
timeline of social media
“in 1993 1% in 2000 51%,
in 2007 97%
of all telecommunicated information was carried over the Internet.” Source:Wikipedia
Citizen Journalism“…the concept of members of the public "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information…”
Source:Wikipedia
Online (and/or) Social Journalism“… the reporting of facts produced and distributed via the Internet…”“… you gather information in social media channels and then report it to readers..”
Source:Wikipediahttp://blog.publish2.com
Wider and immediate circulation
Content much more pointed and personal
Expanding and illuminating the news
Complete picture of events
Credibility of the media source
Everyone remembers who got it wrong
Fewer original contents
Other reporters can check what other journalist are doing
Trends
Audience have a bigger voice than before
People are migrating online Newspapers have online platforms
Relevant and concise information
user-generated content
46% of the population goes online to look for news at least 3 times per week
Consumers tend to trust and rely more on their peers and social network community
200 news sites with the highest traffic, 81% are traditional media or aggregators of it
Trends
Impact of SM in Journalism
Interaction with the audienceInstant feedbackOngoing never stops
The audience gets to know the reporter on a more personal level
More intimacy
Immediate global reachMassive Instant
Impact of SM in Journalism
Higher dependency on social media tools
Even real professional journalists or some public figures also use them
Builds new relationships people trust information on their own network
Mobile Journalism “MoJo” and Social Media -Citizen Journalism
Democratizing the world of news journalism
What now is the role of the professional media?
video
Ethical IssuesJournalists or not
Hard to differentiate
– Different backgrounds
– Different purposes
– Different sets of norms?
– How to control it?
Ethical Issues
Sources
Verifying
Citing
“…information depositories such Wikipedia, with more than three quarters of journalists across all four markets turning to them on a weekly basis.”
Cision Europe, 2011 Social Journalism Study
Future of Journalism
Promote and distribute content
Research and Interviewing
Crowdsourcing
Publishing
Future of Journalism
Real time coverage
Collaborative reporting
Relate news, tell stories
Future of Journalism
Journalists as curators
Source: The future of Social Media in Journalism mashable.com/2010/09/13/future-social-media-journalism/
People choosing, not editors
• http://blogs.imediaconnection.com/blog/2010/05/27/5-ways-social-media-impacts-journalism/
• http://www.statesman.com/opinion/insight/social-media-reshapes-journalism-613810.html
•http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/eight_simple_rules_for_doing_a.php?page=all
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56nNgh9VVts
• http://www.clasesdeperiodismo.com/
•The future of Social Media in Journalism mashable.com/2010/09/13/future-social-media-journalism/
•10 ways Journalism Schools Are Teaching Social Media http://mashable.com/2009/06/19/teaching-social-media/
References