Professional Journalism still Trumps News from Social Media

Per our class discussion on how social media is affecting journalism, a major study released this week by Columbia University's Tow Center for Digital Journalism Stitled "Post-Industrial Journalism" finds that, while Bloggers, "crowdsourcing" and computer-generated articles are making contributions to the news media, they cannot replace professional journalists in digging up important news. The authors of the report said technology has led to an explosion in the amount of information available, with economic shifts which are affecting journalism in both negative and positive ways. http://phys.org/news/2012-11-media-world-wont-journalists.html

In the article "140 Characters of Risk: CEOs on Twitter," Wall Street Journal writers Leslie Kwoh and Melissa Korn explore the risks associated with CEOs who use Twitter as a means of public relations. In today's social media landscape, chief executives are under pressure to embrace transparency and accountability with the public by appearing accessible and "authentic." Read more to discover the risks and benefits of social media within the business world. What are your thoughts?

It's always a pleasure when students share information with their peers through our class blog. Below please find a local educational conference link from Joseph per our last class discussion on digital copyright issues. Feel free to send me other relevant links to post on our blog as the semester progresses. Onward! The New Wild West? Copyright Realities in the Digital Age Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 Registration, 11:30 a.m. Program, 11:45* to 1:15 p.m. *please plan to arrive by 11:45 to take part in the"round-robin" introductions. Coral Seafood, Worcester, Mass. Cost: $17 for members; $25 for nonmembers and guests

Hello Everyone: It's exciting to embark upon our learning adventures within this course blog. This Fall term, we will be learning the art of blogging as it allows us to discuss and contemplate social media. The first step will be to have all of you enroll as users to the site. We will begin this on the first day of class.