Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Frontline Video Response

The information presented in this video about the new media wave pointed out why people are going to internet bloggers and other sources to receive their news because media today is driven by profit. Bloggers on the internet have no limitation besides what they personally are willing to spend. It's unfortunate that the media has gotten away from broadcasting what the public may NEED to hear over what they would WANT to hear, but the new blogging era is seeming to reverse that concept.

The parody of The Daily Show is a bittersweet story. Their story of success comes from the failure of mainstream media to do its job. The focus of money being the main driver behind mainstream media is limiting what they can and cannot broadcast given they are on such tight budgets. This is not what media was orginally intended to be like when Murrow was doing his footwork to pave the path for media today. The hold money has on this business will soon be lost to the bloggers looking to correct the wrongs mainstream media is presenting to the public.

No comments:

Post a Comment