Rethinking the New Technology of Journalism: How Slowing Down Will Save the News
Seong Jae Min, "Rethinking the New Technology of Journalism: How Slowing Down Will Save the News"
English | ISBN: 0271092483 | 2022 | 152 pages | PDF | 7 MB
English | ISBN: 0271092483 | 2022 | 152 pages | PDF | 7 MB
News organizations have always sought to deliver information faster and to larger audiences. But when clicks drive journalism, the result is often simplistic, sensational, and error-ridden reporting. In this book, Seong Jae Min argues in favor of “slow journalism,” a growing movement that aims to produce more considered, deliberate reporting that better serves the interests of democracy.
Min explores the role of technology in journalism from the printing press to artificial intelligence, documenting the hype and hope associated with each new breakthrough as well as the sometimes disappointing―and even damaging―unintended consequences. His analysis cuts through the discussion of clickbait headlines and social-media clout chasing to identify technological bells and whistles as the core problem with journalism today. At its heart, Min maintains, traditional shoe-leather reporting―knocking on doors, talking to people, careful observation and analysis―is still the best way for journalism to serve its civic purpose.
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