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Monday, May 19. The Impact of the Digital Revolution on “Old Media” Industries: Journalism & The News Industry

Reading:

Dan Gillmour, “Introduction”,  “Chapter One: From Tom Paine to Blogs and Beyond” and “Chapter Two: The Read-Write Web” from We The Media:Grassroots Journalism by the People and for the People. 

Gene Hyde, “Independent Media Centers: Cyber Subversion and the Alternative Press”

Explore:

Chicago Indymedia

OhMyNews

Wednesday, May 21. The Impact of the Digital Revolution on “Old Media” Industries: Journalism & The News Industry (Continued)/YouTube vs. Boob Tube

Reading:

Dan Gillmour, “Chapter Eleven: The Empire Strikes Back” from We The Media:Grassroots Journalism by the People and for the People. 

Bob Garfield , “YouTube vs. Boob Tube”

Friday, May 23. The Future of the Internet.

Henry Jenkins, “The Moral Economy of Web 2.0, Part 1” (also Part 2 and Part 3)

Howard and Jones, Chapter 19 & 20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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