Comments on: Journalism vs. Blogging III: No Ethical Codes

By: Tension from the Old School » The Buzz Bin

Tension from the Old School » The Buzz Bin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:09:19 +0000

[...] quite frankly, it’s a fair assessment, but it’s an old issue raised by Keen and others. We discussed it, too, extensively in 2007. Accuracy and new media are not synonymous, and anyone who takes social media voices as gospel, [...]

By: Sorry Journalists, We Donâ€™t Need You Anymore Social Media Explorer

Sorry Journalists, We Donâ€™t Need You Anymore Social Media Explorer — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:10:04 +0000

[...] http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/09/24/journalism-vs-blogging-iii-no-ethical-codes/ December 19th, 2007 Robyn I don’t think citizen journalism is a)going to take over traditional media or b)intends to. I believe it compliments mainstream media and I’m not sure why some people feel it’s such a threat. What’s wrong with organizing blogs, or gathering people’s first hand accounts of the news? Yes, people will want “news from a pro” but they may want to supplement that with something unfiltered. Those opposing citizen journalism are making the bark bigger than it is. [...]

By: Richard Becker

Richard Becker — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:32:30 +0000

It’s not the profession or the activity Geoff. It’s the person.

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:58:44 +0000

An addendum: I do think new media gives the Fifth Estate power, where in the past, it would take some pretty impressive groundswell to shake a company.

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:49:16 +0000

Ahh, yes, no doubt Joe, you are correct. Nothing like voting with your feet.

By: Joseph Zuccaro

Joseph Zuccaro — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:47:02 +0000

Jeff,

I agree with you more than I agree with the comments. The “wisdom of the crowd,” while susceptible to mob rule, can help the common man see through some of the bias of the established press.

However, the Fifth Estate has already been around, in market theory, as the hand that changes the channel or cancels the subscription. Blogging is yet another tool that the Fifth Estate fortunately now possesses.

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Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:59:17 +0000

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By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:51:14 +0000

I’d have to agree with you, Ike. I am not really happy about this trend (as you know from the first two posts in this series). I feel like we do need higher voices within the media…

But this seems to be the way of things. At least in September, 2007. We all know how fast things change.

By: Ike

Ike — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:01:51 +0000

Ugh. I am no fan of turning everything over to the Wisdom of Crowds. WoC only works in a very narrow subset of problems.

I have no desire to be a member of the Fifth Estate. Instead, I am forming the Sixth Estate – ready to pounce on bloggers who go overboard in checking the power of the Fourth Estate.

(Who watches the Watchmen..?)