New Forms of Media Publishing

Countless forms of new media. Are you a fan of any of them? 

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Whenever we heard of the phrase "new media", the first idea that comes to our mind is media publishing through online methods. Internet has vastly altered the way we access and contribute information, as well as our mean of communication. New forms of media publishing are in the rise. A few latest trends include online journalism, vlogs, microblogs and social networking sites. 

Online Journalism

Journalism is evolving rapidly that it is now situated in a new media ecosystem where traditional newspapers and broadcast stations are combined with online journalism. Salcito (2009) refers it as "mixed media". Besides having traditional newspapers printed every day, newspapers nowadays do establish their own newspapers website, which serves as an extension of the paper itself. The same news we read from the printed newspapers can be easily found online. There is a new type of journalism, which is known as the citizen journalism. They are private individuals who report information that take various forms, from a podcast editorial to a report about a city council meeting on a blog (Rogers 2010). This has affected the traditional journalism as anybody can become a reporter at this instant. The credibility of sources found online would have to be questioned.

Video Blog (Vlog)

As the largest video site on the web, Youtube has almost 3.5 million visitors every day and 15 hours of video uploaded every minute (Clean Cut Media 2009). The way messages are being transmitted has changed due to its ability and speed to disseminate message to the masses. Many bloggers upload videos of themselves to share with online users. This including our very own Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, who also has his own YouTube channel set up to deliver messages to his people.

Micro Blog and Social Networking Sites

Twitter is a collection of micro blogs where people post their minute-by-minute thoughts and actions (Bevan 2008). It can also be considered as a social networking site like Facebook. These two social media has greatly altered the way how people communicate. For instance, they have permitted people to communicate without having to go through a face-to-face communication process. They have allow people to connect and update each other regardless of geographical boundaries.

Lastly, here's a video that details out social media facts and figures which you should be aware of.

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Reference

Bevan, K 2008, 'Why are there no spam or trolls on Twitter?', The Guardian, viewed 16th April 2010, < http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/06/socialnetworking.spam>.

Clean Cut Media 2009, Youtube Statistics: The Ultimate Time Suck, viewed 16 April 2010, < http://www.cleancutmedia.com/video/youtube-statistics-the-ultimate-time-suck >.

Rogers, T 2010, 'What is Citizen Journalism?', About.com, viewed 16 April 2010, < http://journalism.about.com/od/citizenjournalism/a/whatiscitizen.htm >.

Salcito, K 2009, 'New Media Trends', Journalism Ethcis, viewed 16 April 2010, < http://www.journalismethics.ca/online_journalism_ethics/new_media_trends.htm >.

Socialnomics09's Channel 2009, YouTube, viewed 16 April 2010, < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8&feature=player_embedded >.