Here are my slides for the final presentation in Com 546. The most nagging question in journalism today is – who can you trust – to report the facts accurately, to take on City Hall, to be objective and fair. Newspaper reporters are reinventing themselves on a digital platform. Digital platforms are reinventing themselves, and for now – everyone is a journalist!
Penny Press to Digital – does history repeat itself?
March 4, 2009 · 10 Comments
Categories: Com546
Tagged: digital, disruptive, innovation, journalist, newspaper
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Matthew // March 4, 2009 at 6:18 pm
As much as it feels like we’ve been talking the death of the newspaper industry ad nausea, I still really enjoyed your presentation. You showed that you know your material well and that you are ready to embrace new media and not be a “get off my lawn” old media type. Good work!
filizefe // March 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm
You are an enthusiastic presenter. The photographs from the past are well-chosen. I enjoyed your presentation a lot.
I’ve been thinking about the same question “Whom should we trust?” since I’ve listened Hanson Hosein’s interview with Paul Gillin about the future of journalism. Here is the link http://tinyurl.com/afn8se
pmottola // March 4, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Harry, you rocked it. Your presentation was fluid, interesting and engaging. We often talk about the future of journalism without looking so far back as the penny press, and that’s shortsighted. Thanks for bringing the whole story together for a hot topic right now.
sunagurol // March 4, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I liked your presentation quite a bit Harry. You did a really nice job bringing in the theory we’ve learned in class. I also appreciate that your presentation on the future of news didn’t feel like I was attending a wake.
yuhsuanchen // March 4, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I really like your explanation about the penny press to digital from past, present to future and you point out the crucial issue in the future” Who can we trust?” Thanks for great presentation, Harry. Nice job.
michael bean // March 5, 2009 at 3:06 am
Harry, as per usual, you’ve really sifted through lots of the ‘noise’ surrounding the topic and honed in on the key points and trends. It’s very impressive that you’re able to lead discussions where you don’t assume people know obvious things but still don’t waste much time fixating on trivial details or the typical talking points. For this particular subject – newspapers – that’s not easy to do.
I enjoyed learning about penny presses. I’d like to read about some of the more comical or bizarre content that was in these things. I’m sure some of the crime reporting was fascinating. To me, I always enjoy reading/hearing about how morality was so different then through cultural anthropology like the newspapers.
Good stuff. And I thought your slides were pretty slick looking too.
cwu1204 // March 6, 2009 at 12:50 pm
It’s interesting to exam the problems of journalism form the history point of view.
Renee // March 6, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Hey Harry, great presentation! I wasn’t clear on the difference between the penny press and the other press – PI, as an example. Also, you mentioned that Monica and a few others would do well in the current climate, but I was waiting for you to explain why you felt that way. Maybe you did and I missed it!
Nole // March 9, 2009 at 10:57 am
Nice job Harry, you knew this presentation backwards and forwards, did a good job presenting it. It was like listening to a story being told.