Com460: Introduction

Social Media Technologies, News and Politics

Kathy Gill, 03 April 2008

Once Upon A Time ….

Then Came ….

Then Came …

Then Came …

Today …

Digital Technologies …

Create perfect copies Collapse space Collapse time

Blogs… do all those things

Provide commentary and reporting on news events, stories, people, issues...

Surface “hidden” articles or events

Aggregate articles on a story

Can serve as a playlist for news

Can become a conversation about news

Disintermediation

Trent LottDan RatherRev. Wright

How Does This Change News & Politics?

More participants, different roles Reader becomes author Ideally: checks and balances on bias, spin

An overwhelming amount of “stuff” What, and who, are you going to read?

The risk of polarization Failing business models

Who will pay people to “report” and “analyze”

Links, Examples

EPIC2015: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fUHtc37MC8 http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic

Exit133.com, WestSeattleBlog.com iReport.com memeorandum.com/river and

memeorandum.com Newsvine.com Postman on Politics:

blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman UK PM Is On Twitter:

twitter.com/steverubel/statuses/778169456