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Pack Journalism – Digitally Networked

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, General Interest, Information Communication and the Social Sciences, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Studies, Social Issues, Uncategorized , , , , , ,

Digitally Networked Pack Journalism Pack journalism is not only alive and well in the digital age, it is arguably more prominent than it could ever be in the analogue era of print journalism. There is clearly a need for multi-disciplinary research on the sociology and politics of digitally enabled pack journalism. The concept of pack … Continue reading Pack Journalism – Digitally Networked

Are Newspapers Surrendering News Coverage? The Big Impact of Online News

Bill Dutton *OIINEWS, General Interest, Internet and Everyday Life, Internet Studies , , , ,

Today’s New York Times provided a clear illustration of an impact of the rise of online news and associated cable and satellite news coverage around the clock. Could it be true that newspapers have given up on trying to report breaking news? Maybe this was a bad news day, but the front page of today’s … Continue reading Are Newspapers Surrendering News Coverage? The Big Impact of Online News