Howard Rheingold raises interesting points in his piece on “moblogging”, where he said that the ultimate democratization of the media will not be about technological advances, rather, it will entail upholding old-fashioned standards to earn viewers’ trust.
Moblogging caters to the insatiable human thirst for new ways to learn, create, and communicate, and the political necessity for a truly effective peer-to-peer journalism, according to Rheingold, who reckons that moblogging is capable of reviving the glory days of journalism now that technology is no longer a barrier for most people. Imagine transmitting quality news stories while on the move. Journalism, certainly, got even better.
However, Rheingold also points out the need for proper training has become an important aspect of newsgathering for those who use technology capable of sending out information. Rheingold says that what is now important, is neither a kind of hardware nor a variety of software, but a species of literacy -- widespread knowledge of how to use these tools to produce news stories that are attention-getting, non-trivial, and credible.
If I was to believe Rheingold, those top-notch journalists have no reason to fear of losing their jobs because in the end the business of news, still requires skill and not merely technological know-how. “Journalism, if it is to deserve the name, is not about the quality of the camera, but about the journalist's intuition, integrity, courage, inquisitiveness, analytic and expressive capabilities, and above all, the trust the journalist has earned among readers,” Rheingold says. These qualities can only be achieved by churning out compelling and accurate stories day in and day out.
Going back to moblogging, Rheingold says the winners and losers of these evolving media field has yet to be determined, although the uncertainty of the situation presents an opportunity. “Only informed action in the near future could influence the way this nascent media culture develops -- or fails to develop -- for decades to come”.
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Hello Mr. Tupas,
I was reading your story on the ABL and their plans of expansion next year and I wanted to ask for your help on behalf of myself and several of my teammates and coach. I I am a player from the Thailand Tigers. I and several of my teammates have a huge problem with the league. We find it very troubling that the league is talkig expansion when we the players from last season have not been paid in 4 months with the owner Wim Reijen simply refusing to pay us. He also has been guilty of deducting taxes which he did not pay from the 1 month he did pay. He is also guilty of having the foreign players here working in Thailand without legal work permits. Several of us have families and were depending on our salaries and he has simply refused to pay. We have asked the ABL for assistance and they have not been helpful. We have even tried to get in contact with Mr. Fernandes himself to no avail. We wonder if he is even aware of this situation. Any help you can provide in publicizing this matter and letting the public no what's going on would be greatly appreciated.
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