DISQUS

jesse · 1 year ago

i don't even care what else is said past the phrases "social media" and "journalism" (ok ok, journalism is a word, not a phrase) but I'm adding two cents to the discussion (assuming blog author posts this news) about the fundamental tension between the affordability of presenting information, in a quite literal sense, as a business (aka "the media") and the inherent risk of censorship/offense/withdrawal of advertising dollars from sponsors.

To anyone remotely concerned with truth in journalism (as it pertains to the thing we (collectively) call reality)) this tension is assuredly known and well documented.

Historically, the pressure from revenue streams has weighed on the editorial decisions of media outlets.
Enter today's Tom Sawyer...
web 2.0
new media
citizen journalism
social networking
yeah...it's like that.

To those (and they exist) that proclaim social media is not a force to be reckoned with-just ask them, have you(herd) hears what @jesatiu tweeted?
You see...I'm just getting started.
Join me. Let's see exactly what kind of truth we can come up with when we strip away the editorial constraints of revenue!
Jim Long, you are still one of my heroes. You know the extent of my regard for those involved in the telling of truth (aka what journalism is) and you know that I admire your ability to document, and your desire to document.
Keep documenting!
Thank you for this forum, This is THE topic that people are talking about, and this is why they are talking about it. And I'm sure many of you are reading and hearing a lot about what is to come, what's on the bleeding edge, what is "in the air," and all that...

You see, we are at the brink of a ledge, it's six feet down and i'm thinking...maybe six feet, ain't so far down...and I think it's gonna be a long long time...
When we jump-into the future, which we do constantly (problematics of philosophies of time aside), we enter a new dawn. A new era. Social media, networking and the ability to share knowledge without constraint (within limitations of law) is that next stanza that we, many of us, FEEL coming...stay tuned!

What i mean is, similar to (but not directly identical) Viva La Revolution! (Exact details of revolution to come-this is a work in progress.)

Please post comments if you have heard the three songs referenced in this comment, that would be great.
If you care to, add why you think I've referrenced those songs...
@jesatiu