Comments on: The future of journalism http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/06/24/the-future-of-journalism/ Where writing and fun collide Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:56:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. Nicole Sundene http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/06/24/the-future-of-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 Dr. Nicole Sundene Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:41:23 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=923#comment-1454 Interesting article on how the blogosphere is impacting journalism! I was thinking about this the other day when a friend graduating from journalism school was having such a tough time getting a job, I thought to myself "just start a blog", but was hesitant to say it to someone that has dedicated their life to writing and is being bumped out by people like me that are not trained in it, but instead are just on the internet to share ideas and educate. I am basically stealing her readers. Back in the day the journalist would have to come to me, take me out to lunch and interview me for ideas. (Hey where is my free lunch?) The thing that blogging does better than journalism is allow experts in their field to share ideas quickly about their professions. Something that traditional journalism tends to bottleneck the flow of. Why hire a journalist to come ask me my opinions on natural remedies, or help them interpret the research when I can just do it on my own? Maybe my writing isn't always perfect, and maybe I don't have an editor or marketing team to promote it and perfect it just yet, but blogging allows my thoughts as a physician to be heard, and my ideas to be birthed without losing them in the translation by a journalist. I may not always follow the laws of English grammar, but I think I get the general point across most times. Although I am sad to see a decline in journalism, as I love the written word, I am happy to see an increase in access to information that was not previously distributed or widely available. Also blogging is so much more environmental than reading newspapers. I can't even stand the smell of newspapers. I usually just read everything I need online now, or off my PDA, or off the notes stored in my computer! Thanks for sharing this Rob! Interesting article on how the blogosphere is impacting journalism! I was thinking about this the other day when a friend graduating from journalism school was having such a tough time getting a job, I thought to myself “just start a blog”, but was hesitant to say it to someone that has dedicated their life to writing and is being bumped out by people like me that are not trained in it, but instead are just on the internet to share ideas and educate. I am basically stealing her readers. Back in the day the journalist would have to come to me, take me out to lunch and interview me for ideas. (Hey where is my free lunch?)

The thing that blogging does better than journalism is allow experts in their field to share ideas quickly about their professions. Something that traditional journalism tends to bottleneck the flow of. Why hire a journalist to come ask me my opinions on natural remedies, or help them interpret the research when I can just do it on my own? Maybe my writing isn’t always perfect, and maybe I don’t have an editor or marketing team to promote it and perfect it just yet, but blogging allows my thoughts as a physician to be heard, and my ideas to be birthed without losing them in the translation by a journalist.

I may not always follow the laws of English grammar, but I think I get the general point across most times. Although I am sad to see a decline in journalism, as I love the written word, I am happy to see an increase in access to information that was not previously distributed or widely available. Also blogging is so much more environmental than reading newspapers. I can’t even stand the smell of newspapers. I usually just read everything I need online now, or off my PDA, or off the notes stored in my computer!

Thanks for sharing this Rob!

]]> By: Erik Johnels http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/06/24/the-future-of-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 Erik Johnels Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:05:57 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=923#comment-1455 It “denies the reality that we need verifiable, solid, accountable journalism. We need a sense of standards.” Well that would be nice if we had it to begin with.... Interesting read. This along with the AP 'citation' rules shows that the brick and mortar establishments are wondering which way to run. I hope you'll keep a future eye on this and keep posting on it. It “denies the reality that we need verifiable, solid, accountable journalism. We need a sense of standards.”

Well that would be nice if we had it to begin with….

Interesting read. This along with the AP ‘citation’ rules shows that the brick and mortar establishments are wondering which way to run.

I hope you’ll keep a future eye on this and keep posting on it.

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