Clay Shirky: End of audience
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1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson?
He states that it allows the transfer of information and research between universities and other such institutions until he realised later that they could communicate with other such devices all around the world and allows room for innovation as there is so much freedom on the web.
2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet?
As the web does not care or analyse the information which it receives it makes it very difficult for anyone to stop such things as spam and allows for "fraud, scams, ripoffs
and malicious software". He also mentions that it would be difficult to track sending of illegal images and with it being so easy to use software's which allow you to cover your identity.
3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’?
Open technology refers to people not having hold of their privacy and there being outed which allows anyone to say anything which they would like, which i agree would allow for freedom of speech, however i do believe that there should be some sort of filter. I think at the moment anyone can say what they would like and it is the job of the site provider to regulate what is said, however i think that it allows people to build character.4) Bill Thompson outlines some of the challenges and questions for the future of the internet. What are they?
He describes the internet as an unregulated experiment in progress and that the only way for us to move forward in this and make our technology better is to make technology and the internet as open as possible so that there can be as many advancements as possible.5) Where do you stand on the use and regulation of the internet? Should there be more control or more openness? Why?
1) How does Shirky define a ‘profession’ and why does it apply to the traditional newspaper industry?
Exists to solve a hard problem, one that requires some sort of specialisation. The traditional way newspapers operated were that journalists would research a news topic and editors would go through it and decide where it would go in the order of the paper. Now anyone can be a 'professional', they can research something online and post it - or they can just post information that misguides readers. The saturation of the online news landscape has led to less scrutiny as there is so much to look out for.
2) What is the question facing the newspaper industry now the internet has created a “new ecosystem”?
3) Why did Trent Lott’s speech in 2002 become news?
It became news as no one covered this even though it was such a big story and news reporters seemed to ignore this.
4) What is ‘mass amateurisation’?
People who are not professionals in the field which they are talking about are able to publish what they would like and can make any sort of contribution regardless if it is deemed to be of a high quality or even true.
5) Shirky suggests that: “The same idea, published in dozens or hundreds of places, can have an amplifying effect that outweighs the verdict from the smaller number of professional outlets.” How can this be linked to the current media landscape and particularly ‘fake news’?
People can instantly publish news when they find out about it and audiences will think of them as a reliable source as they were able to gain this information quicker then anyone else, however they will not be going through the correct precautions and may not always be giving accurate information as they will simply want to publish the news as quick as possible and would not face reprecutions as other news firms would.
6) What does Shirky suggest about the social effects of technological change? Does this mean we are currently in the midst of the internet “revolution” or “chaos” Shirky mentions?
He states that there is a time lag between the transitions and there is normally a long period of chaos between the transition which we are most likely in at the moment before we move on from this.
7) Shirky says that “anyone can be a publisher… [and] anyone can be a journalist”. What does this mean and why is it important?
This means that with today's technology everyone has the tools to be able to publish whatever they would like and do not need to work for a firm or have a large publishing or distribution deal to publish their work.
8) What does Shirky suggest regarding the hundred years following the printing press revolution? Is there any evidence of this “intellectual and political chaos” in recent global events following the internet revolution?
The world was in a period of intellectual and political chaos and broke more things than it fixed. Right now 'fake news' had dominated the internet and the misinformation to readers has led to a change of opinions on news stories that would have been different if it were covered by newspapers.
9) Why is photography a good example of ‘mass amateurisation’?
With smartphones now having excellent camera quality and them being in the hands of almost everyone we see anyone is able to take a picture and upload it, whether they are a journalist or even a child with a smartphone which takes us to a place where anyone can upload whatever they like whether it is true or not.
10) What do you think of Shirky’s ideas on the ‘End of audience’? Is this era of ‘mass amateurisation’ a positive thing? Or are we in a period of “intellectual and political chaos” where things are more broken than fixed?
I think that this era of mass amateurisation allows everyone to have freedom of speech and leaves it in the hands of the reader to filter the bad from the good which may lead to some fake news, however does also mean that we will receive some news quicker then if we waited for traditional news papers and makes it more accessible for everyone to access more information and it is certainly not perfect due to the issues stated however it is certainly a revolution and a step in the right direction.
1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson?
He states that it allows the transfer of information and research between universities and other such institutions until he realised later that they could communicate with other such devices all around the world and allows room for innovation as there is so much freedom on the web.
2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet?
As the web does not care or analyse the information which it receives it makes it very difficult for anyone to stop such things as spam and allows for "fraud, scams, ripoffs
and malicious software". He also mentions that it would be difficult to track sending of illegal images and with it being so easy to use software's which allow you to cover your identity.
3) What does ‘open technology’ refer to? Do you agree with the idea of ‘open technology’?
Open technology refers to people not having hold of their privacy and there being outed which allows anyone to say anything which they would like, which i agree would allow for freedom of speech, however i do believe that there should be some sort of filter. I think at the moment anyone can say what they would like and it is the job of the site provider to regulate what is said, however i think that it allows people to build character.4) Bill Thompson outlines some of the challenges and questions for the future of the internet. What are they?
He describes the internet as an unregulated experiment in progress and that the only way for us to move forward in this and make our technology better is to make technology and the internet as open as possible so that there can be as many advancements as possible.5) Where do you stand on the use and regulation of the internet? Should there be more control or more openness? Why?
I think that what we have currently is ideal as we are able to do whatever we wish over the internet and dont really have any restrictions, however there is not complete openness and if it was necessary for the government to intervene when absolutely necessary when the safety of its citizens are at risk it is able to, however it think generally people should have access to any information they want and should be able to chose what to do with that.
Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody
1) How does Shirky define a ‘profession’ and why does it apply to the traditional newspaper industry?
Exists to solve a hard problem, one that requires some sort of specialisation. The traditional way newspapers operated were that journalists would research a news topic and editors would go through it and decide where it would go in the order of the paper. Now anyone can be a 'professional', they can research something online and post it - or they can just post information that misguides readers. The saturation of the online news landscape has led to less scrutiny as there is so much to look out for.
2) What is the question facing the newspaper industry now the internet has created a “new ecosystem”?
What happens when the costs of reproduction and distribution go away? What happens when there's nothing unique about publishing any-more, because users can do it for themselves?"
3) Why did Trent Lott’s speech in 2002 become news?
It became news as no one covered this even though it was such a big story and news reporters seemed to ignore this.
4) What is ‘mass amateurisation’?
People who are not professionals in the field which they are talking about are able to publish what they would like and can make any sort of contribution regardless if it is deemed to be of a high quality or even true.
5) Shirky suggests that: “The same idea, published in dozens or hundreds of places, can have an amplifying effect that outweighs the verdict from the smaller number of professional outlets.” How can this be linked to the current media landscape and particularly ‘fake news’?
People can instantly publish news when they find out about it and audiences will think of them as a reliable source as they were able to gain this information quicker then anyone else, however they will not be going through the correct precautions and may not always be giving accurate information as they will simply want to publish the news as quick as possible and would not face reprecutions as other news firms would.
6) What does Shirky suggest about the social effects of technological change? Does this mean we are currently in the midst of the internet “revolution” or “chaos” Shirky mentions?
He states that there is a time lag between the transitions and there is normally a long period of chaos between the transition which we are most likely in at the moment before we move on from this.
7) Shirky says that “anyone can be a publisher… [and] anyone can be a journalist”. What does this mean and why is it important?
This means that with today's technology everyone has the tools to be able to publish whatever they would like and do not need to work for a firm or have a large publishing or distribution deal to publish their work.
8) What does Shirky suggest regarding the hundred years following the printing press revolution? Is there any evidence of this “intellectual and political chaos” in recent global events following the internet revolution?
The world was in a period of intellectual and political chaos and broke more things than it fixed. Right now 'fake news' had dominated the internet and the misinformation to readers has led to a change of opinions on news stories that would have been different if it were covered by newspapers.
9) Why is photography a good example of ‘mass amateurisation’?
With smartphones now having excellent camera quality and them being in the hands of almost everyone we see anyone is able to take a picture and upload it, whether they are a journalist or even a child with a smartphone which takes us to a place where anyone can upload whatever they like whether it is true or not.
10) What do you think of Shirky’s ideas on the ‘End of audience’? Is this era of ‘mass amateurisation’ a positive thing? Or are we in a period of “intellectual and political chaos” where things are more broken than fixed?
I think that this era of mass amateurisation allows everyone to have freedom of speech and leaves it in the hands of the reader to filter the bad from the good which may lead to some fake news, however does also mean that we will receive some news quicker then if we waited for traditional news papers and makes it more accessible for everyone to access more information and it is certainly not perfect due to the issues stated however it is certainly a revolution and a step in the right direction.
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