As generations go by, technology in this case the internet is slowly taking over the old media. With the combination of digital convergence, personal computing and global networking, communication in the new media ecosystem has changed (Naughton, 2006). Old media currently still exist but it time, old media will slowly lose it's importance. Today people still depend on the newspaper for daily current affairs but with the existence of the internet, we are able to get news from the internet before the newspaper. You-tube, Twitter, Facebook, and alternative online newspapers are slowly altering the roles of journalism and communication. This new form of media not only allows people to reach out to each other but also provides latest news for readers. It is also a was of practicing freedom of speech as most mainstream papers are controlled by the ruling coalition. The reporters will also give readers the honest truth because they speak for no one but themselves which will help the audience decide on the truth the the lies. Coffin (2009) claims that this new sort of journalism will emerge to organize ongoing news and story-lines by curating the bits and pieces and providing insight and commentary on top
Twitter and Facebook are considerably new however rapidly setting a mark for themselves. They manage to get people addicted to the applications are are considered reliable at the moment. With this, more and more people are glued to the computer slowly changing the meaning of face-to-face communication.
References
Naughton, John 2006, ‘Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem’, http://reuteursinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/about/discussion/blogging.html
Coffin, J 2009, New Media, Same as old, Old Media, viewed 15 November 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jarvis-coffin/new-media-same-as-old-old_b_272071.html
Westphal, D 2009, Old Media vs. New Media: Let's call this one off, viewed 15 November 2009, http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/davidwestphal/200910/1784/
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