Importance of Ideas

Importance of Ideas
A great blog by Jason Whittaker which explores media and society. This entry in particular is exploring what elements of journalism that don't need to change!




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Media 2.0 – what’s off the table

In ‘saving’ journalism, there’s a tendency to bet the house. It’s time to start thinking about just what we’re trading away. Much has been written about what needs to change to secure journalism business models in the future. But what of the things that shouldn’t? What about a list of non-negotiables, the deal-breakers, the aspects of reporting that should be OFF the table in dealing in a new way of reporting? Let's start a list..." read more by clicking the above link.

Interviews conducted this week...

Well thanks to the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance we were able to get in contact and interview some very high profile people in the journalism industry. Individual summaries from each interview will be published in the final report in early June, however the people are listed below so you can look forward to reading all the tips and tricks that these people have shared with us:

Stephen Carey, news director, Seven News
Colin McKinnon, editor, The Age
Robin Jacklin, former deputy news editor, ABC
Belinda Hawkins, reporter and producer, Australian Story
Jason Whittaker, deputy editor, Crikey
David Hastie, journalist Herald Sun
Jay Savage, reporter, Nine MSN
Jesse Hogan, sports reporter, The Age
Rafael Epstein, investigative reporter, The Age
Stephen Quinn, associate professor of Journalism
Louise Connor, VIC Branch Secretary, Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance


and still to come...
Bellarine Times
Clint Stanaway, Channel 9 news
Catherine Deveny
Jess McGuire
and further academics.

Research into being a mobile journalist 'mo-jo'.

Stephen Quinn's research book into being a mojo. Very intersting idea in relation to future trends in journaliam and the use of technology in transforming this media form. Also Stephen has a current project which is exploring the publication of a book online, as each chapter is being written. More information and analysis of these projects will be updated once the interview with Stephen is completed next week.

Why I did what I did – Catherine Deveny

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2895279.htm

Here is Catherine Deveny's personal views on her sacking from the Age. A brillantly written column, as to be expected, which raises some important discussion points in today's society (as briefed in the above article).

Keep writing Deveny, I say. I enjoy your work and understand your type of humour and social commentary. Those who don't should probably stop following her on Twitter, as I think you are missing the point that you are choosing to read her tweets as a follower. And I agree, those who did not choose to read her tweets by following her on Twitter and instead read them via a 'news source' website, may have misunderstood her context or humour. Twitter is a social networking tool and not a news source. It disseminates personal 'news' or personal momentary opinions of the tweeters and whether you read those thoughts should be a choice for those who are choosing to follow someone on Twitter. Do Tweets sometimes come into the headlines? Yes, but the media sources that publish those tweets should also accept responsibility for hurting people when they CHOOSE to publish remarks, observations or comments that they believe are offensive. Accessing a mainstream media sources headline page on their website should not lead readers to be exposed to comments already deemed offensive by the said publishing media source.

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Clint Stanaway 9 news journalist profile-interviewee

How Clint Stanaway started as a journalism

in reference to: Profiles (view on Google Sidewiki)

Important note re: social networking vs paid, approved columns in print media

I think an important point to highlight in the Deveny debacle is that her personal twitter account is directed at people who choose to read her snippets of comedic comments in this forum. They are not articles approved for publishing by any media organisation that are paying her for written columns in the context of mainstream media. Her comments made on logies night were directed to the former forum and not towards anyone who had not chosen to listen to her adhoc comments - and if they were read by people who do not appreciate her humour and who had chosen to read her twitter comments than those people should refine their 'followers' in their twitter settings. The comments made were certainly not directed at 11 year old children whether they are known in the public realm or not and they would never have been broadcast to the said child via mainstream media, including the newspaper that had hired Deveny for other paid committments in writing. The mainstream media, yet again, is responsible for sensationalising a non-incident and turning it into a publicised and detrimental media campaign to sell their dying print media.