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For the first time, bloggers have been awarded press credentials to cover the national political conventions. That‚s a harbinger of bigger changes in the media landscape, according to nationally known columnist Dan Gillmor. His new book, We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for... read more

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IT'S true we really need a strong media to live in a democratic, crazy civil society.
The real key question is how do we have an accurate, kind of reasonably objective journalist
voice through a new set of "protagonists" in these days can i refer to "grassroots journalism."
This... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

IT'S true we really need a strong media to live in a democratic, crazy civil society.
The real key question is how do we have an accurate, kind of reasonably objective journalist
voice through a new set of "protagonists" in these days can i refer to "grassroots journalism."
This book really examines the important questions here. " Where are we going with the media ie:
"ditigal media" Were ever changing, but don't we miss the Hunter S Thompson's of this world? Unbridled
and carefree! I know I do! So screw conforming to rules. People Speak your mind!"

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  • “grassroots journalism”
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  • The Internet, for the first time, gives us many-to-many and few-to-few communications. This has vast implications for the former audience and for the producers of news because the differences between the two are becoming harder to distinguish.
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  • The communication network itself will be a medium for everyone's voice,
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We freeze some moments in time. Every culture has its frozen moments, events so important and personal that they transcend the normal flow of news.

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  1. Dan Gillmor (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Country: USA
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