Future of News MediaFuture of News Media

Scary or wanted?Scary or wanted?

History of CommunicationHistory of Communication

60,000 years ago > people started to 60,000 years ago > people started to speakspeak

5,000 years ago > people started to 5,000 years ago > people started to writewrite

600 years ago > people started to 600 years ago > people started to publishpublish

110 years ago > radio was invented110 years ago > radio was invented 80 years ago > television was 80 years ago > television was

inventedinvented 45 years ago > internet was 45 years ago > internet was

discovereddiscovered

The internetThe internet

The internet will give individuals The internet will give individuals more power, and lessen the more power, and lessen the powers of editors, big publishers powers of editors, big publishers and advertisers. All the money and advertisers. All the money goes to new technological ideas. goes to new technological ideas. How will this effect the future? How will this effect the future?

WikimediaWikimedia

The wikimedia projects The wikimedia projects (wikipedia, wiktionary, (wikipedia, wiktionary, Wikinews) will take over the Wikinews) will take over the important newspapers.important newspapers.

It will be the first place people It will be the first place people will look for if they want to find will look for if they want to find out something about unfamiliar out something about unfamiliar information.information.

Local Local TV news TV news

Local TV news will be replaced Local TV news will be replaced by public access television, by public access television, produced over the web.produced over the web.

It will compete with the cable It will compete with the cable networks in terms of quality and networks in terms of quality and personal engagement. personal engagement.

Future film makers will get their Future film makers will get their start producing pieces for local start producing pieces for local video websites.video websites.

The personal newspaperThe personal newspaper

The Press Gazette (UK) says that the The Press Gazette (UK) says that the Elcorsy Technology is designing a digital Elcorsy Technology is designing a digital newspaper printing press. newspaper printing press.

People get exactly what they want from their People get exactly what they want from their paper.paper.

The negative aspect of this digital The negative aspect of this digital newspaper is that the digital print times are newspaper is that the digital print times are probably too slow for daily production.probably too slow for daily production.

The advertisements on this newspaper will The advertisements on this newspaper will be so small that the be so small that the

advertisers advertisers might decide not might decide not to provide to provide donations donations anymore. And who anymore. And who will pay for will pay for the newspaper the newspaper then? then?

Automated editorsAutomated editors

The day that editors can be The day that editors can be replaced by computers is replaced by computers is approaching… approaching…

We should not let this happen! A We should not let this happen! A computer can not “see” bad computer can not “see” bad jokes or wrong statements. It jokes or wrong statements. It doesn’t think moral. doesn’t think moral.

Protect our news MediaProtect our news Media

To my opinion we should be To my opinion we should be scared for the new developments scared for the new developments in the mass media. It is going to in the mass media. It is going to come to a point where we can’t come to a point where we can’t even rely on the information that even rely on the information that the modern media gives us! the modern media gives us!

Stick with the old fashioned Stick with the old fashioned newspaper and watch the local newspaper and watch the local news on the television. news on the television.

The future of News Media is in The future of News Media is in YOUR hands, treat it carefully! YOUR hands, treat it carefully!