I agree with the author when he says internet is taking over how we recieve news and other information. Twitter is a very popular site when one can recieve tweets and updates from anyone they subscribe to. on twitter one can "follow" a person, company, music artist or news network of one's choice. I personally follow NPR, the onion, and a couple of other news related pages. people are beginning to go more digital ad read less paper newspapers. many, if not all, newspapers already have websites that readers can go on and look at articles. in away it is more interactive and one can look at slide-shows, picture galleries, and even hear audio opposed to reading it. a few industries are being taken over or being challenged by internet advances, and the news and newspapers happen to be one of them.
i remember watching a show about how this newspaper in denver went out of business due to its online coverage. several people were out of a job and the few older folks who still read the paper now no longer could. it was a perfect example of how the world is becoming more reliant on sources the public feels is quicker and easirer to access anywhere. the idea of quick and easy is what makes the internet and social sites easy to post to and share links on.
Yes - "quick & easy" is increasingly important with respect to the news.
ReplyDeleteNPR & The Onion = two of my faves!