Opinion: Are blogs replacing newspapers?
Posted by Katherine Thompson on August 1, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Don Dodge from the Microsoft Startup Zone has said that blogs are replacing newspapers with regard breaking news and analysis and fast becoming more professional.
There are 25% less traditional journalists in the United States than 10 years ago, and this fact has been put at the door of Web 2.0.
The public's perception of blogs is also evolving, the general public are starting to view them as reliable news sources.
"Convergence in digital technologies the blending of computing, telephony and screen-based media devices is something we can't ignore," says Martin Hirst is the Curriculum Leader and Associate Professor of Journalism at the Auckland University of Technology.
Source: nzherald.com
There are 25% less traditional journalists in the United States than 10 years ago, and this fact has been put at the door of Web 2.0.
The public's perception of blogs is also evolving, the general public are starting to view them as reliable news sources.
"Convergence in digital technologies the blending of computing, telephony and screen-based media devices is something we can't ignore," says Martin Hirst is the Curriculum Leader and Associate Professor of Journalism at the Auckland University of Technology.
Source: nzherald.com
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