I think it is fairly obvious that the Internet has changed so much. It's changed everything from the difficulty of procrastinating (it probably has slashed that in half, if it hasn't reduced it to a fourth of what it was. Think about it. Because of the Internet, there is way more distractions, and you can stay up until 12 AM researching without having to worry about when the library will close because the Internet is open 24/7!) to college apps, from teaching to journalism. I can't think of a single career that hasn't been impacted by the Internet in some way.
The public is way more informed than before the existence of the Internet, and I agree that it is imperative to realize this. Nobody likes to be talked down to, so reporters should not just give "users" information that they might already know. I do think it's important that reporters try to make news matter to the "users" and make it interesting! Users don't seek the news just for information anymore; after all, they could easily get that on the Internet. It's also definitely important to get information from users, too, since they could have valuable information. Basically, journalists should swallow their pride and realize that they can use information from the people they traditionally inform. It allows for users to feel more involved, and anyone would appreciate that.
I was reading something before about how the current generation of children and teens, being raised on the Internet, where they can get whatever they want at the click of a mouse, have developed something of a instant gratification attitude. This is really important to keep in mind because people don't want to watch some boring 5 minute long thing. They don't want to read walls of text. Their attention spans are very small, so reporters should keep their reports short and sweet and maybe even a little entertaining.
I'm going to have to learn to keep my audience's interest as a reporter. Just having interesting information isn't enough anymore. Maybe I should try to do something that's not quite as formulaic as I'm used to, and that's going to be difficult for me because I like being able to stick to a formula. I also should try and keep my reports succinct, which I suppose is not as hard, though it's a challenge in its own right.
The public is way more informed than before the existence of the Internet, and I agree that it is imperative to realize this. Nobody likes to be talked down to, so reporters should not just give "users" information that they might already know. I do think it's important that reporters try to make news matter to the "users" and make it interesting! Users don't seek the news just for information anymore; after all, they could easily get that on the Internet. It's also definitely important to get information from users, too, since they could have valuable information. Basically, journalists should swallow their pride and realize that they can use information from the people they traditionally inform. It allows for users to feel more involved, and anyone would appreciate that.
I was reading something before about how the current generation of children and teens, being raised on the Internet, where they can get whatever they want at the click of a mouse, have developed something of a instant gratification attitude. This is really important to keep in mind because people don't want to watch some boring 5 minute long thing. They don't want to read walls of text. Their attention spans are very small, so reporters should keep their reports short and sweet and maybe even a little entertaining.
I'm going to have to learn to keep my audience's interest as a reporter. Just having interesting information isn't enough anymore. Maybe I should try to do something that's not quite as formulaic as I'm used to, and that's going to be difficult for me because I like being able to stick to a formula. I also should try and keep my reports succinct, which I suppose is not as hard, though it's a challenge in its own right.
You're right Sana. I've also seen a lot of news programs trying to be more interactive with their audience to keep their attention. They do things like allow their viewers to submit pictures online, ask viewers to take polls, and show some of their comments and opinions throughout the program.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point on procrastination and short attention spam on kids nowadays. Internet and technologies save teens much time to search for information else where. However, there are also many bad and uneducational sources that will influence us negatively. The distractions on internet could lead to bad consequences that we don't think about before we take our action.
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