Comments on: What crisis?

By: Rob Keller

Rob Keller — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:40:21 +0000

Unfortunately the mechanism by which the audience gets its news is not nearly important as gaining unbiased information. The problem has more to do with the liberal slanting traditional media indulging their opinion and politics into every news story rather than presenting the whole story free of bias. This is why a news network formed to present the other side of the story and why it is so successful. Now the President wants to censor that presentation of the news and opinion because it is contrary to his own policies. This is outrageous and the likes of NBC, MSNBC, CBS, and CNN should be screaming at the top of their voices opposition to this. However, they are more loyal to their political leanings than to the ideal of free speech and freedom of the press. THAT is why media is in crisis.

By: News’ Forbidden City « BuzzMachine

News’ Forbidden City « BuzzMachine — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:26:50 +0000

[...] Oleson asked whether I agreed with other talk in Beijing that it’s important for news to be on many platforms. Yes, I said, but that drive is about a decade late. Then I said I was being unfair; there is good work going on and I pointed to three or four things The New York Times is doing by example. But I then said the media world is moving to a next step, after sites and pages to streams. [...]

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:08:38 +0000

I think there will always be a market for top down content, especially in parts of the world where audiences are less discerning (at the moment) and are used to traditional editorial reporting. Consider India as an example. 90% of advertising money still goes into print and TV and non-traditional digital media while growing fast still cover only the educated elites of the country, not the everyday masses who still want defined, bottled views (again, at the moment).

By: The X Prizes for news (and media) | News Innovation

The X Prizes for news (and media) | News Innovation — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:51:26 +0000

[...] to just assume that it’s a site they’re inventing. See one more time Marissa Mayer on hyperpersonal news streams and me on hyperdistribution. News has to go where the community is and we no longer expect the [...]

By: Natalie Michelson

Natalie Michelson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:58:58 +0000

Terrific post and I couldn’t agree more. I think new media is only presenting more and more ways for people to connect and share thoughts, ideas and perspectives. I completely agree that this is not a crisis but an opportunity- with increased media it is getting to the point where news writers and casters can capture aggregrated thoughts (via streams like Twitter) and perspectives of the people involved in the news. Definitely exciting =)

By: Tinkering with the news « BuzzMachine

Tinkering with the news « BuzzMachine — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:01:31 +0000

[...] Aspen event on new business models for news, Marissa Mayer said we must find the ways to insinuate news into everyone’s stream (and, I’ll add, vice [...]