New Media's Old Problem. Kimihiro Hoshino/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Women dominate social media.
They’re the biggest and most engaged users of social networking sites in America, according to the Pew Research Center. But when it comes to digital punditry, women appear to have less influence. Foreign Policy magazine, which is run by a woman, included a paltry 12 women in its list last week of 100 people worth following on Twitter. In response, a group of Twitter users created a separate list of only women that was subsequently posted on Foreign Policy’s Web site, but the point had been made: in the eyes of the magazine, women in foreign policy matter less – at least on Twitter.
The Huffington Post, also led by a woman, seems to agree. What gives? That bias, by the way, goes beyond the foreign policy world. Others say these lists merely reflect reality: there are simply fewer women pundits. Whispering campaigns can take flight in new media. So it goes in the ridiculous political arena in which we now find ourselves.
The rumor — that Haley was about to be indicted for tax fraud — was so delicious that other bloggers, tweeters and even some mainstream media outlets felt compelled to repeat it. Except that it wasn’t true. Not even a little bit. Some twit apparently thought it would be fun to start a rumor and see what happened next. We all know what happens: Indictments spread like wildfire; corrections couldn’t roast a marshmallow.
The damage took only a couple of hours. Obviously, South Carolinians either didn’t buy it or didn’t care. Meanwhile, what Haley experienced as a target of the rumor mill should be of more general concern to everyone. All of this happened March 29 between 12:52 p.m., when the blog post went online, and 1:12 p.m., when a reporter for USA Today decided to call Haley’s office and actually find out if the story was true. Can Facebook and Twitter do more to tackle trolling? Facebook and Twitter: abuse is just a click away.
Photograph: Thierry Roge/Reuters Social media brings out the worst in some of us. Why else would you set up a Facebook group to pay a twisted tribute to "legend" Dale Cregan? (Cregan was arrested on suspicion of murder, for his alleged involvement in the killings of two police officers in Manchester.) Or write that "Every police officer's death is a course [sic] for celebration"? New media in the new age. 'We are in an age of hybrid, where professional and amateur journalists co-exist to bring the news.
It's up to us to use what's best in the old and new media.' MANILA, Philippines – Conversations with faceless strangers from different parts of the world. Instant celebrity status through viral video and memes. This very article you’re reading right now. What is 'New Media'?. Rebuilding Media: The fate of media. [I earlier this week wrote that: The radical changes the newspaper industry needs to implement arise from a more true understanding by that industry of why newspaper readership began declining well before the Internet was opened to the public; about why one billion people worldwide have gone onto the Internet after it was opened to the public (they didn't do it to read traditional media on computer screens), and about why all that plus the misnamed and illusionary 'fracturing' of media audiences requires semantic solutions.
At the root of that problem is a misunderstanding about what the New Medium actually is; a misunderstanding by almost all companies that broadcast programs or that publish newspapers or magazines. I've long been reluctant to explain this misunderstanding only because I'll need a long post to explain it. Digital Media Awards. Fabulous 15: The Top Digital Media Influencers. The digital media industry continues to evolve, in part because of the people who have devoted their time and expertise to advancing the technology and the content that it powers.
When we asked industry experts who they felt were the 15 most influential people in digital media, we expected to receive a range of responses. And that's what we got. These influencers have created opportunity for themselves and others within the digital media industry. Barry Graubart, author of the Content Matters blog, says that when he made his nominations, he "tried to identify people who are influencing behavior and changing the roles of digital media companies. " New Media, Old Media. Of the three social media platforms studied, news-oriented blogs share the most similarities with the mainstream press.
Bloggers almost always link to legacy outlets for their information, and politics, government and foreign events garnered the greatest traction. There are, however, also some clear differences. While the biggest topic areas overlap, there was considerable divergence in the specific news events that garnered attention. In less than one third of the weeks did the blogosphere and traditional press share the same top story. Bloggers tend to gravitate toward events that affect personal rights and cultural norms – issues like same-sex marriage, the rationing of health care or privacy settings on Facebook, while traditional media news agendas are more event-driven and institutional.
Latest trend on the Internet. WHAT IS NEW MEDIA? By Bailey Socha and Barbara Eber-Schmid.
