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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: iamzack on June 27, 2009, 09:20:54 pm

Title: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: iamzack on June 27, 2009, 09:20:54 pm
(http://7.media.tumblr.com/NQ5OSg0Xbp0wtfs3LJ7YfHVAo1_500.jpg)

The picture lies a little, though. It definitely forgot about all the ads in the middle of the goddamn article.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: TESLA on June 27, 2009, 09:28:27 pm
You have a point.
I suppose sooner or later, people give into the idea of money, profit, or simply support to maintain their site


Everyone has their limits. We all have a price.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: iamzack on June 27, 2009, 09:33:19 pm
TBH, my biggest issue with online journalism is that they haven't learned anything from blogs. They don't link references. It drives me crazy.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: TESLA on June 27, 2009, 09:38:09 pm
TBH, my biggest issue with online journalism is that they haven't learned anything from blogs. They don't link references. It drives me crazy.


I take it you have done a University degree and a Masters degree like me. I love to see where the person has got their information. But when writing an essay or thesis. its a pain in the hole so sort out where you got your info from lol
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: iamzack on June 27, 2009, 10:03:03 pm
Lulz. I'm in high school. I just read a lot of blogs, so I got used to being able to be like "oh, that sounds interesting," and then click the word into another tab to look at in a minute or so. Convenience.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: Blue Lion on June 27, 2009, 10:27:24 pm
It's only gonna get worse. When newspapers start dropping and people realize they can make more money off of online news because it's the only game left, it's gonna get a lot worse.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: iamzack on June 27, 2009, 11:13:28 pm
I never liked newspapers anyway. They seem very limited to me. Maybe because I don't remember life before interwebz.

It's just that newspapers are taking the news to online, but the only thing they're adapting to is extra ad space.

I can't even tell you how much I hate with this kind of thing happens. "Oh, we're failing. Well, how about we just do the laziest transition to a new generation of technology possible, while doing MORE of what was supposed to be making us money in the first place."

Kinda like the American auto industry. It's like a bunch of eight year olds are running these companies. "LETS MAKE CARS MOAR BIGGER." "These bigger cars aren't selling too well." "MAKE THEM MOAR BIGGER." "THATS WHAT SHE SAID LOLOLO"
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: Blue Lion on June 27, 2009, 11:55:40 pm
You almost started to give a solution to the problem but then shot off on a ramble. So close.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on June 28, 2009, 12:05:27 am
What I hate is when you go to read an article and it's a video and there is no article.  If I wanted to watch a video report I'd turn on the TV.  Always a great feature to have a video come on when you have you volume set at cranking mp3 and FS2 level. 
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: Blue Lion on June 28, 2009, 12:06:26 am
I don't watch videos without news articles going with them.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: iamzack on June 28, 2009, 12:22:59 am
I don't like tv, so I don't like video news online, either. You can't skim a video to see if it's worth a more thorough look.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: asyikarea51 on June 28, 2009, 12:44:47 am
What I hate is when you go to read an article and it's a video and there is no article.

Ditto!!!  :mad:

Especially when you're in an environment where so many people are trying to get on the local wireless and constantly fail because the network is too saturated...
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on June 28, 2009, 09:07:20 am
What I hate is when you go to read an article and it's a video and there is no article.

Sounds like the BBC.
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: Mobius on June 28, 2009, 09:26:07 am
IMO, it's disgusting when people consider the possibility of posting retarded comments a good thing and/or a good example of the Web 2.0 innovation. :ick:
Title: Re: Online Journalism is ****-tay
Post by: IceFire on June 28, 2009, 09:47:43 am
What I hate is when you go to read an article and it's a video and there is no article.

Sounds like the BBC.
No, that'd be CNN.  BBC usually has text and video together in the same.  Or at least enough description to let you know if you want to view the video or not.  CNN just launches the video.