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SuperMedia: Saving Journalism So It Can Save the World [Kindle Edition]

Charlie Beckett (Author)
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Beckett (London School of Economics) sees the growth of new media and technologies as an opportunity for, rather than a threat to, the traditional practices of journalism. However, he observes, those practices will need to change and adjust to take advantage of the opportunities offered by what he calls networking journalism. He believes that the many sources and voices competing, particularly on the Web, can and do produce better journalism in traditional media as well as on the Web––a contention he illustrates with case studies. Unfortunately, Beckett′s idealism does not address the major problem of false information that infects the public sphere: as the 2008 presidential election demonstrated, too many people repeated lies that they had "read somewhere." Truth seldom travels as quickly as lies. What remains in question is what would happen to thoughtful, investigative, long–piece journalism in Beckett′s scheme. The author provides brief bibliographies for each of the five chapters and helpful endnotes. Summing Up: Recommended. Professionals and general readers. –– P. E. Kane, emeritus, SUNY College at Brockport (Choice, February 2009)

"This is a strongly argued, well–sourced, knowledgeable piece of work, informed by Beckett′s time working on news and current affairs programmes at both the BBC and Channel 4 television. It is the most sustained and enthusiastic endorsement of citizen journalism I have read, displaying a faith in the power of journalism allied to that of an active citizenry." (Financial Times)

"Consider this a hearty recommendation ... British broadcast journalist Charlie Beckett stays on point in 170 pages of well–reasoned argument about exactly how journalism has already changed – and how today’s journalists and journalism educators need to understand that so they can go forward, and not sit inert as their world collapses on their heads ... It’s a positive book with clear, real–world examples from real journalism. It does not waste words and it doesn’t lose itself in philosophical boilerplate. I think all journalists and journalism educators should read this book." (Teaching Online Journalism (blog))

Richard Sambrook, BBC News

"This important book charts a course through journalism's current crises of Trust, Economics and Technology."
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 2231 KB
  • Print Length: 216 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1405179244
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (30 Jun 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002LVUDAI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #289,375 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Book Review 4 Mar 2009
Format:Hardcover
I am a student writing a dissertation about interactivity at the BBC. This is the only book that talks about interactivity in depth. It was such a great learning curve reading this book. Anyone who is aspiring to become a journalist should read this book. It is the future. If you want to understand it and become part of the digital revolution read it.
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SuperMedia 24 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
If you're a working journalist, you need to read this book. It makes clear the powerful potential of the Internet for journalists. At every turn, every story meeting, every meeting with newsroom bosses and editors and definitely every journalism conference these days, new media is the "God Term." `It will revolutionize what we do,' rings the constant refrain. I get it, I get it... or so, I thought. (Sure, the Internet is useful for tracking down someone's bankruptcy records or finding out how much their house costs when you're under a tight deadline.) But what Charlie Beckett is proposing is so much more.
Super Media is a detailed plan for doing journalism better, doing it smarter, while, most importantly, gaining back the respect journalists have lost in recent years. Beckett made me - a proud "old media" practitioner - reevaluate a lot of my conventional wisdom. In clear and concise language, Becket outlines how journalists - and media organizations - can harness the Internet to make their work better and more meaningful.
He makes clear how journalists can engage audiences and readers craving serious journalism by adopting new technology and "new media" to re-connect with our audiences. He provides striking examples of how the public, when news breaks, for example, can build on the good work of journalists by providing eyewitness accounts, photos, videos, tips, etc. But it's much more than just getting so-called viewer content. It's about journalist becoming, what he calls, the "facilitator rather than the gatekeeper." Translation: it's time to break down the walls journalists have built up around ourselves to keep the people we're supposed to be serving at bay. Beckett's book is impressive. It challenges reporters and editors to save "journalism so it can save the world" by embracing "network journalism" to become "SuperMedia. Up, up and away, I say!
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promises of the Internet for global journalism 2 Dec 2008
By W Boudville - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Beckett's book has been triggered in no small way by the ever increasing pervasiveness of the Web. Within the various modalities of usage are social networking sites and blogs. These let anyone comment on and post original news reports. Nor is this trend restricted to developed countries. Thus Beckett looks at how journalists can stay relevant in a global context.

The idea of the long tail also appears. This was popularised by Chris Anderson of Wired magazine in a recent book, Long Tail, The, Revised and Updated Edition: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More, where he argued that the Internet lets demand be aggregated for a long tail of items like music and books. Where previously a real world store would not have the space for all these items, or the demand for them in its geographic proximity. Likewise, Beckett posits that journalists can now look for obscure topics and publish about these to a wide audience; while a hardcopy newspaper mode would make this unrealistic.

Another idea by Beckett is to harness a so-called collective intelligence of a crowd centred around some topic. The drawback here is a tendency to group think, however.
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