I found
the entirety of Chapter 3 interesting for a few reasons. First of all, I am a
journalism major, so the rebirth of modern reporting via the internet is going
to be vital to my career path. The newspaper industry is flailing to change its
roots as paper is being, slowly but surely, replaced by digital interface. Due
to media convergence on a massive level, it has become easier and more
convenient for citizens to check the news online instead of buying a newspaper.
If one has a smart phone, they need only turn on an application, usually free
and often already installed, to read the latest headlines. One could just as
simply read almost any news source online through websites, too. This saves
money and time.
The
rise of blogs has begun to overthrow the paper industry. Citizen journalism is
a new concept that has taken flight because of the digital revolution and has
grown over the past few years. Everyone has an opinion and there are many who
wish to share them. With the ever popular sensation of blogging, anyone can
banter online for the public’s view. Newspaper companies, magazines, and news
stations have begun blogs of their own to compete with the rapidly growing and
every spewing drivel of the internet world. Even Clark Kent, the famous alter
ego of Superman, quit his job at the Daily Planet to start his own blog. This
is no joke—the takeover from print to internet has become so severe that Superman,
America’s beloved superhero, left his journalist position to become a freelance
blogger. The digital revolution has indeed begun.
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