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| The rise of citizen journalism Jesse Hogan - The Age |
| AMERICAN Al Gibes welcomes the advent of convergence journalism in the modern newsroom - journalists reporting across more than one medium - but warns that the concept could easily fail. Read more >>> |
| Dumbing down the media Eric Beecher - Online Opinion |
| Something quite alarming is happening to serious journalism in Australia. A convergence of economic, technological and societal trends is conspiring to threaten mainstream quality media in an unprecedented way. Read more >>> |
| Wikinews: The Next Generation of Alternative Online News? Alex Bruns - SCAN |
| If there still remained doubts about the continuing importance of and interest in news in what have been said to be increasingly apathetic and entertainment-driven Western societies, they can be seen to have been dispelled to some extent by the rise of alternative online news in dedicated news Websites from Indymedia to Slashdot, and the frequent discussions of newsworthy local, national, and global events in the wider blogosphere.
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| The Future of Journalism Cultures of Journalism ABC Online |
| This excellent series looks at journalism past and present. The final part of the series is concerned with the future of journalsim and can be listened to as Real Audio.
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| The worldwide spread of journalism convergence Stephen Quinn and Deidre Quinn-Allan |
| Convergence is a likely destination for news media in many parts of the world, though the duration of the journey will vary from country to country. This paper defines convergence as well as it is possible to do so, traces its spread around the world, and describes some of the most common business models. Read more >>> |
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News and Blogging Steph Gray  Full Story >>> |
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The takeup of convergent journalism Jane, Dave, Nikki Full Story >>> |
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Blogging and Beyond Arabel, Sahlu and Julia Full Story >>> |
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The Future of Journalism Tony Reck Full Story >>> |
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Juncture Gayathri, Komal, Meghan, Raisha, Selva and Yin Full Story >>> |
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Hyperlocal Journalism Calvin and Felicia Full Story >>> |
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Blogs and News Siripun, Vitchinad and Gitdipong Full Story >>> |
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Second Life Journalism Monday 20 August 2007  |
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| Our MOTIF journalists were set a task. Find someone working in the area of media production - and preferably a journalist or content producer - and ask them what convergence means for media of the immediate future. The resultant interviews (in both video and audio format) are here for your viewing and listening pleasure. |
| Where are they from? |
The Age Infoxchange Australia ABC Online Ericssons Adrian Miles' Vlog Fairfax Community News Stephen Quinn |
