Tue, 22 March 2005 ...is podcasting suddenly making it's way into the worldwide mainstream media? There have been sporadic stories over the past few months, true, but in the last week it seems everybody's taking notice. And not just with simple 'sidebar' stories. It seems to us that the 'MM' (mainstream media) is more than just interested in reporting the latest 'media craze' (their words), they're getting concerned. We remember a time (not so long ago) when TV news organizations began soliciting home video from viewers. The idea was that ordinary citizens were, in a lot of cases, the 'first responders' to a possible newsworthy event - be it a traffic accident a fire or what have you. Cameramen and reporters were furious believing that their very livelihood was at stake, that their jobs would be taken over by hobbyist handycamers. The fact is, some of that did occur. So, the question is, does the advent of blogging, and more specifically podcasting, threaten the very foundation of journalism...? We're beginning to hear rumblings! We'd be curious to know what you think. If you've read or heard anything lately in the MM regarding podcasting's impact, let us know. Send us the link. We'll make this the subject of a future edition of ANJ with your input. Randy Category: general -- posted at: 8:24 PM Comments[0] |
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