We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People
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“”We the Media,” has become something of a bible for those who believe the online medium will change journalism for the better.” -Financial Times Big Media has lost its monopoly on the news, thanks to the Internet. Now … More >>
We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People
that goes on and on without really saying anything. Why, for example, does the author not address the real issues like SLAPP lawsuits that the powerful corporations Varian Medical Systems and celebrities Johnnie Cochran, yes the OJ attorney, use to silence reporters or as this author calls them, bloggers.
A waste of money, this book.
Rating: 2 / 5
This is the first book I’ve seen on the incursion of citizen’s media on the corporate news organizations, and has a fair amount of information on the history, and the technologies involved.
Dan repeats himself a number of times; for example, SMS gets defined multiple times throughout the book. A good developmental editor would have caught these problems, but this isn’t difficult to overlook while reading.
The big blemish is that his left-leaning political views appear too often and too obviously. Early on, he even makes the claim that Big Media is politically conservative, something only he and Eric Alterman still seem to believe. His lefty, er, progressive readers might not notice, but because a number of the more popular blogs are antidotes to the liberal media slant, those of us who visit those blogs are likely to wince at some of his comments.
All that being said, overall, it’s worth the read, until a better work on the subject comes out.
Rating: 3 / 5
We the Media is without any doubt the most disappointing book I have read this year. I was initially suspicious after I read the five star reader reviews that are posted here because they are just all hype and guess what I found? Buying this book was a mistake and so now I’m selling it used and advertising it as almost new, read once!
To be fair, save your money and consider yourself warned. This book goes nowhere is repetitive to the point of annoying and I learned nothing about using the Internet except perhaps not to trust some of the reviewers and their unfounded praise for this book.
Rating: 2 / 5
A most interesting book, detailing the changing information world. This book should be part of Journalism Couriculum.
Rating: 5 / 5
The book was a good guide to citizen media and gave some great examples of places where citizen media would work.
I enjoyed the examples thoroughly and found the book a useful guide. I can’t wait for an updated version.
Rating: 4 / 5