I came across this at Andrew Keen's The Great Seduction. I sometimes disagree with Andrew but I think his analysis of web-capitalism (summed up here) is pretty accurate:
For all the glib pieties about the "democratization" of media, the truth about the Web 2.0 economy is that it's anything but democratic. That vast sucking sound you can hear is Google, YouTube et al gobbling up obscene amounts of wealth from the rest of the media business.
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social media,
web capitalism
The BBC website has an interactive map of Baghdad showing ethnic divisions and locations of serious attacks. It is one of the most graphic representations of the breakdown of Iraqi society since the March 2003 coalition invasion
| Journalist Cocktail Drink This is a very fancy Martini, pehaps not for the purists, but the name alone allows it to live here. Recipe Ingredients 1/2 tsp Triple Sec 1 1/2 oz Gin 1 1/2 tsp Dry Vermouth 1 1/2 tsp Sweet Vermouth 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice 1 dash Bitters |  |
Directions Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. | |
Communication and New Media: From Broadcast to Narrowcast, co-authored with Dr John Harrison (OUP 2007)
Journalism Ethics: Arguments and Cases, co-authored with Associate Professor Roger Patching (OUP 2005) and soon to be released in a second edition.
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