The screenshots tell a tale more nuanced than the provocative “new media beats old media” narrative. Rather, they show that while Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other social media sites are both a source of unfiltered information and a venue for public discussion, we still look to CNN, the BBC and their ilk to add context and meaning to this flood of data. And when they fail us, we demand more of them.
- Alexandre Gamela
The screenshots tell a tale more nuanced than the provocative “new media beats old media” narrative. Rather, they show that while Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other social media sites are both a source of unfiltered information and a venue for public discussion, we still look to CNN, the BBC and their ilk to add context and meaning to this flood of data. And when they fail us, we demand more of them.
- Paul Bradshaw