Comments on: At the cutting edge of media experience http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: adrian http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144157 adrian Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:39:22 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144157 The latest example of News Corp's highly ethical journalistic <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/08/murdoch-papers-phone-hacking" rel="nofollow"> standards</a>. I don't know about you, but I feel so much safer knowing that these guys are protecting our freedoms. The latest example of News Corp’s highly ethical journalistic standards.
I don’t know about you, but I feel so much safer knowing that these guys are protecting our freedoms.

]]> By: Shingle http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144156 Shingle Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:46:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144156 Reading this late but with enjoyment after listening to Future Tense on RN this morning (talk by Joe Trippi) which looked at new media and the Obama campaign amongst other things and used the metaphor of David and Goliath - with 'Goliath' organisations (like News Limited, the Clinton and Bush campaigns, the old music industry etc) very slow to catch on. Reading this late but with enjoyment after listening to Future Tense on RN this morning (talk by Joe Trippi) which looked at new media and the Obama campaign amongst other things and used the metaphor of David and Goliath – with ‘Goliath’ organisations (like News Limited, the Clinton and Bush campaigns, the old music industry etc) very slow to catch on.

]]> By: Enemy Combatant http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144155 Enemy Combatant Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:11:51 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144155 Trends? WaPo's loss is Huffy's gain. "In yet another sign of how online media outlets are strengthening as their older establishment predecessors are struggling to survive, The Huffington Post has hired Dan Froomkin to be its Washington Bureau Chief and regular columnist/blogger. Froomkin will oversee a staff of four five reporters and an Assistant Editor, guide The Huffington Post's Washington reporting, and write at least two posts per week to be featured on its main page and Politics page." http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/07/froomkin/ Trends?

WaPo’s loss is Huffy’s gain.

“In yet another sign of how online media outlets are strengthening as their older establishment predecessors are struggling to survive, The Huffington Post has hired Dan Froomkin to be its Washington Bureau Chief and regular columnist/blogger. Froomkin will oversee a staff of four five reporters and an Assistant Editor, guide The Huffington Post’s Washington reporting, and write at least two posts per week to be featured on its main page and Politics page.”

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/07/froomkin/

]]> By: Mondo Rock http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144154 Mondo Rock Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:30:06 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144154 <i>What the traditional news outlets have which the Blogosphere does not is access to the halls of power i.e. to Rudd, Gillard, Swan, Turnbull etc., of course because they need each other to further their mutual ends, namely, money and power</i> Their access is wholly dependant on the media's ability to influence the public. If that influence transfers to a new medium, i.e. blogging, then the pollies have nothing to gain from continuing to fete the mainstream media and everything to gain from courting bloggers. The biggest obstacle to blogging taking its rightful place within the political process at the moment is just how hopelessly partisan it is. There are few blogging sites perceived as ideologically independent, and none with the resources to actually undertake genuinely independent investigative reporting. The biggest barrier currently protecting the mainstream media is the lack of a large and diverse blog that actually has the funding and will to pursue the truth, rather than convenient ideological truths. As soon as one pops up, and becomes a publicly accepted source of genuine information (rather than opinion), the pollies will give it access. What the traditional news outlets have which the Blogosphere does not is access to the halls of power i.e. to Rudd, Gillard, Swan, Turnbull etc., of course because they need each other to further their mutual ends, namely, money and power

Their access is wholly dependant on the media’s ability to influence the public. If that influence transfers to a new medium, i.e. blogging, then the pollies have nothing to gain from continuing to fete the mainstream media and everything to gain from courting bloggers.

The biggest obstacle to blogging taking its rightful place within the political process at the moment is just how hopelessly partisan it is. There are few blogging sites perceived as ideologically independent, and none with the resources to actually undertake genuinely independent investigative reporting. The biggest barrier currently protecting the mainstream media is the lack of a large and diverse blog that actually has the funding and will to pursue the truth, rather than convenient ideological truths.

As soon as one pops up, and becomes a publicly accepted source of genuine information (rather than opinion), the pollies will give it access.

]]> By: Chookie http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144153 Chookie Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:12:23 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144153 Interesting take on Media Disruption <a href="http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=629" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Apparently the editor of the NYT also did a Harto in April, but with less spleen. Interesting take on Media Disruption here. Apparently the editor of the NYT also did a Harto in April, but with less spleen.

]]> By: grace pettigrew http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144152 grace pettigrew Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:22:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144152 The shanahan family rules at Limited News: http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hey-check-out-the-truck-our-political-summernats/ and the Punch target demographic is a very shallow pool. The shanahan family rules at Limited News:

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hey-check-out-the-truck-our-political-summernats/

and the Punch target demographic is a very shallow pool.

]]> By: Peter Kemp http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144151 Peter Kemp Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:37:11 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144151 <blockquote>Not many blogs provide that utility yet.</blockquote> Dis-utility Baraholka in the case of Youtube, (a blog with a difference) Senator Allen, and one word "Macaca" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r90z0PMnKwI (And weren't so many of us so happy to see that racist bite the dust.)

Not many blogs provide that utility yet.

Dis-utility Baraholka in the case of Youtube, (a blog with a difference) Senator Allen, and one word “Macaca”

(And weren’t so many of us so happy to see that racist bite the dust.)

]]> By: Baraholka http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144150 Baraholka Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:34:04 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144150 Peter @ 35 Just saw on 4 Corners that Obama invited a Blog editor to a White House News Conference on Iran so Obama could be asked questions coming directly from Iran via the Internet. The utility for Obama is that he is seen to be supporting the Iranain democrats. Where there is utility for politicians to support Blogs they will do so. Not many blogs provide that utility yet. In fact most of the better blogs provide disutility for politicians as they are not part of the interdependent game of money, power and prestige. Long may that continue. Peter @ 35

Just saw on 4 Corners that Obama invited a Blog editor to a White House News Conference on Iran so Obama could be asked questions coming directly from Iran via the Internet.

The utility for Obama is that he is seen to be supporting the Iranain democrats. Where there is utility for politicians to support Blogs they will do so.
Not many blogs provide that utility yet.

In fact most of the better blogs provide disutility for politicians as they are not part of the interdependent game of money, power and prestige. Long may that continue.

]]> By: Enemy Combatant http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144149 Enemy Combatant Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:36:37 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144149 Hey, Harto.....suck on this, pal. http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/display.cfm/72706 Hey, Harto…..suck on this, pal.

http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/display.cfm/72706

]]> By: Dallas Beaufort http://larvatusprodeo.net/2009/07/06/at-the-cutting-edge-of-media-experience/#comment-144148 Dallas Beaufort Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:04:32 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/?p=8821#comment-144148 Now lets count how many newsworthy media pieces are generated each day by the so called independent media? Now lets count how many newsworthy media pieces are generated each day by the so called independent media?

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