1. Journalism Today Chapter 1

2. Traditional Media ► Traditional media make a strong industry. ► More attention is being paid to the Internet to gain and maintain new audiences. ► Although circulation declined for many newspapers, they are still read by 124 million people. ► Papers are embracing the Internet and are competing with broadcast sites for breaking news.

3. ► News magazines are also looking for ways to maintain and compete. ► Radio is going digital, satellite and is available as recordings for iPods and iPhones. ► More people are taking control of their own access to what news they want. ► This can be good and bad. ► New technology helps fragment culture and avoid opposing views.

4. Convergence ► Coming together from different directions. ► Coming together on different formats. ► Media General has 25 daily newspapers and 23 broadcast television stations. ► Advance Publications owns 26 daily and 11 weekly newspapers, 22 magazines and 11 state-wide Internet sites. ► Proponents of convergence say it allows reporting in greater depth.

5. ► Opponents see convergence as a convenient way to remarket traditional shallow coverage. ► Because the same editors are involved in converging formats, there is less diversity of ideas. ► With less competition, there will be less initiative to increase quality or strive for excellence. ► Cross-promotion of entertainment products is disguised as news.

6. Digital Journalism ► Some authorities say nearly 330 million people actively use the Internet and more than a billion use it occasionally. ► Not all of these folks are looking for news. ► Music, multimedia, blogs, MySpace, Facebook and YouTube are good examples of what younger Internet users want. ► One good thing is that digital technology is making us more local with our news.

7. ► Reporters are filing their stories directly to the Internet from laptops with WiFi. ► Reporters are carrying digital cameras capable of still and video capture. ► Photograph slideshows and videos can be uploaded to breaking news blogs from a LAN, WAN or Wireless connection. ► In some cases, audio, including recorded music and interviews, are processed and uploaded by the reporter.

8. Citizen Journalism ► All of the technologies mentioned for reporting are available to the general public. ► Television stations and now some newspapers are giving the general public authority to upload news to their online products. ► MySpace, Facebook and YouTube helps citizens learn the technology required to do this.

9. ► This type of access is called “crowd sourcing” or “user-generated content.” ► Local news sites operating outside corporate media outlets are called “citizen media sites.” ► Nearly 1,000 such sites exist. ► The philosophy behind this product is that it provides unique local content, dialog, extended local news and community connectedness.

10. Training 21 st Century Journalists ► Good reporting is always first priority. ► The most essential tools for a journalist are dependent on mind and heart, not technology. ► Technology is changing so quickly, training is sometimes obsolete in a year. ► Journalists should be trained in critical thinking, news judgment and writing. ► This transfers to all technological formats.