Description
For the first time in human history, most people in developed countries are able to publish their news and thoughts to the world within a few minutes of deciding to do so. Meanwhile, the big industrial-scale media organisations are in decline, and at the same time there is a new blog, website, or social-media presence almost every hour.
This book takes the temperature of this emerging sector of news media, with a collection of contributions by new-media entrepreneurs from a variety of backgrounds -- journalism, IT innovation, social activism, and community work. They talk about connecting with their audiences, and what just might be a new kind of news ecosystem in which everyone gets to play.
What's Next in Journalism? is edited by journalist and media commentator Margaret Simons, who has also written the introduction. The contributors include Tim Burrowes (from Mumbrella), Eyal Halamish (OurSay), Wendy Harmer (The Hoopla), Matthew Landauer (OpenAustralia), Renai LeMay (Delimiter), Giles Parkinson (RenewEconomy), Karen Poh (Meld Magazine), Melissa Sweet (Croakey), and Chris Were (Newsflock).
Product Details
| Publisher | Scribe Us |
| Publish Date | September 30, 2013 |
| Pages | 144 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781922070531 |
| Dimensions | 8.2 X 5.3 X 0.5 inches | 0.3 pounds |
About the Author
Margaret Simons is a freelance journalist and author and director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. She writes about the media for a number of publications and has published eleven books including
The Content Makers
and more recently
Malcolm Fraser: the political memoirs
, written with the late former prime minister. This won book of the year and best non-fiction book at the 2010 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Her most recent book before this one was
Self Made Man
, a biography of media proprietor Kerry Stokes, which won the history prize in the WA Australian Premier's Literary Awards. In the past Simons has worked for
The Age
and
The Australian
newspapers. As a freelancer, she has had work published in dozens of magazines and newspapers in Australia and overseas.
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