Oct 20 2010
Framing: Week 8
1. What amateur qualities have professional media taken up?
2. How can we assess how accessible Web 2.0/3.0 tools are?
3. Does utilizing Twitter, Facebook, etc make professional/mainstream media more or less credible?
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October 21st, 2010 at 8:06 pm
To some degree—I feel as if Twitter and Facebook make mainstream media more reputable but not much. From class discussion and this recent posting by Mashable (http://mashable.com/2010/10/20/washington-post-tells-journalists-not-to-engage-on-twitter/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Mashable), it seems like social networking for corporations and professionals is being refined. While it’s great for media radio, television and other mediums to inform followers of what’s going on through these mediums— there is also this thin like that questions who’s in control of these social media forums and what ethical regulations are they following. While companies as a whole utilize these social mediums, should their employees be affiliated with them? While Fox News Channel based out of Los Angeles may have there own twitter account (http://www.myfoxla.com/subindex/about_us/twitter), what are the ethical standards or privacy concerns behind Adam Housley (http://twitter.com/adamhousley) having a verified twitter account associated with Fox LA? I imagine that while some individuals find this as a great way to interact with viewers/fans, others may want to retain their privacy being that they as public figures as is. I foresee that in the future we will see the disadvantages of twitter, more specifically through the correspondents, employees, etc that are required to maintain social media accounts and accept public followers while revokes their privacy as an individual.