Clay Shirky: End of audience blog tasks
Media Magazine reading
Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to our Media Magazine archive, click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions:
1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson?
The internet allows freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of press.
2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet?
Bullying and abuse is easier to happen across the internet. The internet also has indecent images such as child abuse images and child pornography. Extremist ideas can also be poste and the radicalisation of a group can also happen because of the internet. An example of this is ISIS.
3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’?
Open technology refers to many things. However, open technology is an internet built around the ‘end-to-end’ principle, where any connected computer can exchange data with any other computer, while the network itself is unaware of the ‘meaning’ of the data exchanged.I agree with open technology as it allows people to freely express themselves, however it does come with the risk of people using it for malicious reasons
4) Bill Thompson outlines some of the challenges and questions for the future of the internet. What are they?
5) Where do you stand on the use and regulation of the internet? Should there be more control or more openness? Why?
Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody charts the way social media and connectivity is changing the world. Read Chapter 3 of his book, ‘Everyone is a media outlet’, and answer the following questions:
1) How does Shirky define a ‘profession’ and why does it apply to the traditional newspaper industry?
Shirky defines a profession as a "specialisation that exists to solve a hard problem". This can be related to the newspaper industry as newspaper executives and editors are professionals who decide what headlines the front page of a newspaper. They act as gatekeepers, controlling the information that is given to their consumers.
2) What is the question facing the newspaper industry now the internet has created a “new ecosystem”?
3) Why did Trent Lott’s speech in 2002 become news?
4) What is ‘mass amateurisation’?
Mass amateurisation is a term used to describe society becoming less intelligent and having a decreasing number of professionals. Many self-published content on the internet are less trustworthy and inaccurate than real newspaper companies, such as The New York times, leading people to believe fake news, becoming misinformed about certain current affairs.
5) Shirky suggests that: “The same idea, published in dozens or hundreds of places, can have an amplifying effect that outweighs the verdict from the smaller number of professional outlets.” How can this be linked to the current media landscape and particularly ‘fake news’?
These types of news gather more attention from readers because they are essentially everywhere, meaning that the news published by professional outlets gets ignored. This can be linked to current media landscapes, especially MailOnline, as they are lead by consumer clicks. The number of clicks on an article determines where it ends up on the page, leading to soft news articles creating "clickbait". This pluralist model has caused fake and soft news ending up at the top.
6) What does Shirky suggest about the social effects of technological change? Does this mean We are currently in the midst of the internet “revolution” or “chaos” Shirky mentions?
7) Shirky says that “anyone can be a publisher… [and] anyone can be a journalist”. What does this mean and why is it important?
Anybody can publish something to the internet which can be viewed by anyone who has access to the internet which technically mkaes them a publisher. This removes from the professionalism and publisher privilege as anybody can create contennt, blurring the lines on who is considered an actual "real journalist".
8) What does Shirky suggest regarding the hundred years following the printing press revolution? Is there any evidence of this “intellectual and political chaos” in recent global events following the internet revolution?
Shirky suggests that the printing press "broke more things than it fixed" in the 100 years after the printing press revolution. This led to a period of "intellectual" and "political" chaos that only ended in the 1600s.
9) Why is photography a good example of ‘mass amateurisation’?
Because anyone is able to be a photographer, they simply need a high quality camera, or even an smartphone and inspiration to shoot.
Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to our Media Magazine archive, click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions:
1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson?
The internet allows freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of press.
2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet?
Bullying and abuse is easier to happen across the internet. The internet also has indecent images such as child abuse images and child pornography. Extremist ideas can also be poste and the radicalisation of a group can also happen because of the internet. An example of this is ISIS.
3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’?
Open technology refers to many things. However, open technology is an internet built around the ‘end-to-end’ principle, where any connected computer can exchange data with any other computer, while the network itself is unaware of the ‘meaning’ of the data exchanged.I agree with open technology as it allows people to freely express themselves, however it does come with the risk of people using it for malicious reasons
4) Bill Thompson outlines some of the challenges and questions for the future of the internet. What are they?
- A more unregulated world
- A less private life
- We know you care about other people around the world, and want a fairer, more just world – so how can the network help there?
- We know you want to understand the world and engage with it, so how do we deliver news media that can operate effectively online and still make money?
5) Where do you stand on the use and regulation of the internet? Should there be more control or more openness? Why?
I believe that it should have a little more regulation as the internet has been used for the radicalisation of certain groups. An example of this is ISIS. Regulation may be able to prevent a alrger number of people being radicalised, however, more control could decrease peoples privacy and go against freedom of speech.
Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody charts the way social media and connectivity is changing the world. Read Chapter 3 of his book, ‘Everyone is a media outlet’, and answer the following questions:
1) How does Shirky define a ‘profession’ and why does it apply to the traditional newspaper industry?
Shirky defines a profession as a "specialisation that exists to solve a hard problem". This can be related to the newspaper industry as newspaper executives and editors are professionals who decide what headlines the front page of a newspaper. They act as gatekeepers, controlling the information that is given to their consumers.
2) What is the question facing the newspaper industry now the internet has created a “new ecosystem”?
OSP: CLAY SHIRKY - END OF AUDIENCE BLOG TASKS
Media Magazine reading
Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to our Media Magazine archive, click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions:
1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson?
2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet?
3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’?
Open technology refers to many things. Firstly, it means...
4) Bill Thompson outlines some of the challenges and questions for the future of the internet. What are they?
Challenges and questions for the future of the internet include:
5) Where do you stand on the use and regulation of the internet? Should there be more control or more openness? Why?
I believe that the openness of the internet at the moment is fine and doesn't need changing. However, there should be more regulation to prevent some cases, such as scams, frauds, child pornography and cyber bullying. These are cases that can easily happen on the internet and they need to be controlled because they affect so many individuals.
Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody charts the way social media and connectivity is changing the world. Read Chapter 3 of his book, ‘Everyone is a media outlet’, and answer the following questions:
1) How does Shirky define a ‘profession’ and why does it apply to the traditional newspaper industry?
Shirky defines a profession as a specialisation that exists to solve a hard problem. This relates to the newspaper industry as newspaper executives are professionals who are responsible for deciding what goes on the front page of a newspaper. They act as gatekeepers, controlling the information that is given to their readers.
2) What is the question facing the newspaper industry now the internet has created a “new ecosystem”?
How will society be informed of the news today? Newspapers exist to share news in order to make a profit to share even more news. This has been disrupted by the rise of the internet- as anyone can publish anything for free, causing people to have an expectation of free news.
Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to our Media Magazine archive, click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions:
1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson?
- Gave people in access to communicate with each other
- Provides a great source of information
- Can be used for campaigning and political action
- Can be used to make a lot of money
- Express your creativity
- Given people a voice and more freedom
2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet?
- A lot of abuse and bullying happens over the internet
- Pornography is easily accessible
- Illegal images of child abuse are present
- Extremists and radicals can use the network to try and influence people
- Fraud, scams and malicious software are everywhere
- The dark web- used to sell drugs or for illegal activity
Open technology refers to many things. Firstly, it means...
- an internet built around the ‘end-to-end’ principle, where any connected computer can exchange data with any other computer, while the network itself is unaware of the ‘meaning’ of the bits exchanged
- computers that will run any program written for them, rather than requiring them to be vetted and approved by gateway companies
- free software that can be used, changed and redistributed by anyone without payment or permission
I don't agree with an 'open technology' because it can be very difficult to control what is happening.
4) Bill Thompson outlines some of the challenges and questions for the future of the internet. What are they?
Challenges and questions for the future of the internet include:
- A more unregulated world
- A less private life
- We know you care about other people around the world, and want a fairer, more just world – so how can the network help there?
- We know you want to understand the world and engage with it, so how do we deliver news media that can operate effectively online and still make money?
5) Where do you stand on the use and regulation of the internet? Should there be more control or more openness? Why?
I believe that the openness of the internet at the moment is fine and doesn't need changing. However, there should be more regulation to prevent some cases, such as scams, frauds, child pornography and cyber bullying. These are cases that can easily happen on the internet and they need to be controlled because they affect so many individuals.
Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody charts the way social media and connectivity is changing the world. Read Chapter 3 of his book, ‘Everyone is a media outlet’, and answer the following questions:
1) How does Shirky define a ‘profession’ and why does it apply to the traditional newspaper industry?
Shirky defines a profession as a specialisation that exists to solve a hard problem. This relates to the newspaper industry as newspaper executives are professionals who are responsible for deciding what goes on the front page of a newspaper. They act as gatekeepers, controlling the information that is given to their readers.
2) What is the question facing the newspaper industry now the internet has created a “new ecosystem”?
How will society be informed of the news today? Newspapers exist to share news in order to make a profit to share even more news. This has been disrupted by the rise of the internet- as anyone can publish anything for free, causing people to have an expectation of free news.
3) Why did Trent Lott’s speech in 2002 become news?
4) What is ‘mass amateurisation’?
Mass amateurisation is a term used to describe society becoming less intelligent and having a decreasing number of professionals. Many self-published content on the internet are less trustworthy and inaccurate than real newspaper companies, such as The New York times, leading people to believe fake news, becoming misinformed about certain current affairs.
5) Shirky suggests that: “The same idea, published in dozens or hundreds of places, can have an amplifying effect that outweighs the verdict from the smaller number of professional outlets.” How can this be linked to the current media landscape and particularly ‘fake news’?
These types of news gather more attention from readers because they are essentially everywhere, meaning that the news published by professional outlets gets ignored. This can be linked to current media landscapes, especially MailOnline, as they are lead by consumer clicks. The number of clicks on an article determines where it ends up on the page, leading to soft news articles creating "clickbait". This pluralist model has caused fake and soft news ending up at the top.
6) What does Shirky suggest about the social effects of technological change? Does this mean We are currently in the midst of the internet “revolution” or “chaos” Shirky mentions?
7) Shirky says that “anyone can be a publisher… [and] anyone can be a journalist”. What does this mean and why is it important?
Anybody can publish something to the internet which can be viewed by anyone who has access to the internet which technically mkaes them a publisher. This removes from the professionalism and publisher privilege as anybody can create contennt, blurring the lines on who is considered an actual "real journalist".
8) What does Shirky suggest regarding the hundred years following the printing press revolution? Is there any evidence of this “intellectual and political chaos” in recent global events following the internet revolution?
Shirky suggests that the printing press "broke more things than it fixed" in the 100 years after the printing press revolution. This led to a period of "intellectual" and "political" chaos that only ended in the 1600s.
9) Why is photography a good example of ‘mass amateurisation’?
Because anyone is able to be a photographer, they simply need a high quality camera, or even an smartphone and inspiration to shoot.
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