Improved Tools Turn Journalists Into A Quick Strike Force
from the more-communication,-less-information dept
There are plenty of articles on this subject showing up these days, so it's difficult to pick one to use, but the NY Times seems like the most complete article describing all the new technologies being used by journalists covering the war. This includes things from mini-satellite dishes to blogs. Of course, while all this means that we're probably "better" informed about the war, there are plenty of questions about whether or not it's really that useful. People are feeling overwhelmed by all the war reporting, and are starting to tune it out completely. As the article says, we're getting more communications, but not very much information. Update: Editor & Publisher has a slightly different take, pointing out that this war has different mediums depending on the time. While people are watching the war on TV while at home, during the work week, it's a web war.
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todays journalists = pathetic
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