Web’s counterpoint to offline media
Web’s counterpoint to offline media
In the words of one Slashdot.org user, the World Trade Centre attack has become the “tale of two media” – on one hand the traditional broadcast and print outlets, and on the other the libertarian ‘personal journalism’ of the Web. These are first person tales of life in the aftermath of the terrorist attack. Manhattan resident Toby Carroll shared his experiences on his homepage, “On one corner, a sea of candles; some postcards of the old Manhattan skyline lay on the stone walkway among them.” “And, a few feet away, long sheets of paper had been stretched, on which people had written messages of anger and support.” Where traditional media have been thwarted from reporting fully the conditions in the city because of no-fly rules and bomb alerts, the residents are online, recording the reality on the streets. At the heart of this new style of reporting is Blogger.com, a web firm offering software that allows users to update web pages…
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