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As distributed and online-based media develop into a more effective counterbalance, will the “traditional” media’s public value to decrease even further?
The Short Tail of “Traditional”/Entertainment Media
May 10th, 2008 by John Wonderlich · 1 Comment
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SarahInSeattle // May 12, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Thanks for sharing the video, John. Not only is it disturbing from the perspective of international news, but within the legislative/governmental/local government sphere, it holds true as well. The rate at which coverage has shrunk of government, and particularly the legislative process, is startling. A city paper used to have 19 journalists per 100,000 residents, by 2006, that number had shrunk to just 4 journalists per 100,000. Entire state government or city government desks have been slashed from state, city, and regional news outlets (radio, TV, newspapers), and online content isn’t necessarily filling the void. What seems to be happening online is that what is covered of government feeds into partisanship surrounding elections.
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