the future of journalism - (ubc school of journalism)
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The Future of Journalism
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History?
The Internet Revolution
“We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us.”
Marshall McLuhan
1994
The Connection Revolution
More people on earth have access to cell phones than toilets.
Out of the world's estimated 7 billion people, 6 billion have access to mobile phones.
Source: United Nations, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPlazqH0TdA
NewJournalism
Professionals
ParticipantsPro-ams
Professionals
Professionals
Pro-ams
4.3m Subscribers 1bn+ views Avg. 1m+ per day
https://newslab.withgoogle.com/
Bystanders / Participants
6 BillionJournalists
https://twitter.com/reallyvirtual/status/64780730286358528?lang=en
https://twitter.com/keithurbahn/status/64877790624886784
1. 2. “Thirdly and perhaps most significantly, we now live in a post-factual democracy. When the facts met the myths they were as useless as bullets bouncing off the bodies of aliens in a HG Wells novel. When Michael Gove said, 'The British people are sick of experts,' he was right. But can anybody tell me the last time a prevailing culture of anti-intellectualism has led to anything other than bigotry?"
4.3.
Professionals
ParticipantsPro-ams
Professionals change the
world.
Participants report in real-time.
Pro-ams influence the world
Professionals change the
world.
Participants report in real-time.
Pro-ams influence the world
* Controlled
* Unpredictable* Chaotic
* Controlled
* Unpredictable* Chaotic
Professionals change the
world.
Participants report in real-time.
Pro-ams influence the world
It’s a confusing world…
A mix of social, non-linear, anarchic, and
fact-based journalism.
“The pen maybe a mightier tool than the sword, but not when
we’re using it to lobotomize ourselves.”
Douglas Rushkoff
This is why you are here.
Predictions
1Deep, world-changing, investigative journalism will be where professional journalists will flourish.
2Journalists will develop deep, connective episodic stories though community engagement & technology.
3Predictive journalism and automated articles via big data and algorithmic processing will increase.
4Immersive video experiences will become primary mediums over and above the written word.
5 Activists become journalists become activists.
But, what about the future future?
“Journalism is just a gun. It's only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that's all you need. Aim it right, and you can blow a kneecap off the world.”
Spider Jerusalem
The Future of Journalism
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