Zonnige gedachten over nieuwe journalistiek

Uitstekend essay over de toekomst van de journalistiek door Rich Gordon, hoogleraar nieuwe media, op de site van Online Journalism Review:

I, for one, do not believe that journalism’s future is gloomy. In fact, I think that when we look back on the early years of the 21st century, we will recognize it as a period of exploding opportunity for journalists and the start of an exciting new era for journalism. I also think it’s quite possible that we’ll look back on these years as a period when a better informed public began to emerge, thanks to new communications channels and technologies.

Kijk, dat denk ik nu ook. Waarop is ‘s mans optimisme gebaseerd?

My optimism stems, in part, from my faith that an open, accessible publishing medium should be good for a democratic society. If someone had told me 15 or 20 years ago that we would have a medium that allowed anyone to publish anything they wanted, and that through that medium just about anyone could read it, I am sure I would have celebrated such a development as positive for democracy.

Logisch. Om uit te leggen dat kranten zichzelf opnieuw moeten uitvinden, voert Gordon aan dat nieuwe media aanvankelijk slechts in termen van hun voorgangers (kunnen) worden begrepen.

If you watched a newscast in the early TV era, you saw a guy sitting behind a desk, reading a newspaper or wire service story. As their medium matured, talented journalists figured out a whole new narrative vocabulary, inventing perhaps the most powerful medium ever for journalistic storytelling.

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