The video at the link above showed a fictional representation of what could possibly happen to the future of the press due to blogging and the internet.
The video suggests that Google and Amazon might combine into "Googlezon", which would take content and mix it up to construct new individual content for each reader. The New York Times could then sue Googlezon for violation of Copyright laws, which would be taken to the High Court. Googlezon would win the case.
The video predicts that a personalized package to which anyone could contribute known as "Epic" would create individual news for each reader.
The issues raised from this video are as follows:
- Copyright Laws - will these be completely abolished? When everyone is able and permitted to post comments and blogs about news, do any of us really have any rights concerning the Copyright Laws?
- News by Computers - is there not a moral ethical issue about having our news controlled by a computer? Do we really want all of our news to be selected and delivered by an automated system?
- Custom Content Package - if news is selected for the individual reader based on their past viewings and interests, an already engaged reader will receive news that is basically an in-depth summary of the world. However, if someone logs on all the time just to watch TV sitcoms and gossip about their friends, the only news that they receive will just be a 'sensational collection of trivia'.
1 comment:
Excellent summary.
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