Comments on: Quick Takes: Differences in Focus on the News http://www.afewgoodpens.com/blog/2007/09/13/quick-takes-differences-in-focus-on-the-news/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: cooper http://www.afewgoodpens.com/blog/2007/09/13/quick-takes-differences-in-focus-on-the-news/#comment-1122 cooper Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:34:06 +0000 http://www.afewgoodpens.com/blog/2007/09/13/quick-takes-differences-in-focus-on-the-news/#comment-1122 <EM>But whether or not we see further divergence between user-driven sites and mainstream media over the next few years will surely remain a key question for researchers, journalists and of course, citizens.</EM> That is the question. A survey done yearly, and I can't reference now, but I'll try to find it as I posted on it some time back, showed that the major media outlets were still the main place people pulled news - with google pulling from them as well. The major news outlets are now online... I think that what will happen is that they will still be most used just online. As the population of internet users grow though it will be interesting to see where it leads. I think you could ask three different notables on the subject and gt three different answers but as the less tech inclined come on board I'm sure changes will take place. It will be fun to watch. As for the convergence - Digg especially was started mainly by science tech geeks leaning heavily toward tech geeks I'm not sure as I don't use it much, but originally the only categories were techy/ geeky science related. But whether or not we see further divergence between user-driven sites and mainstream media over the next few years will surely remain a key question for researchers, journalists and of course, citizens.

That is the question. A survey done yearly, and I can’t reference now, but I’ll try to find it as I posted on it some time back, showed that the major media outlets were still the main place people pulled news - with google pulling from them as well. The major news outlets are now online… I think that what will happen is that they will still be most used just online. As the population of internet users grow though it will be interesting to see where it leads.

I think you could ask three different notables on the subject and gt three different answers but as the less tech inclined come on board I’m sure changes will take place. It will be fun to watch.

As for the convergence - Digg especially was started mainly by science tech geeks leaning heavily toward tech geeks I’m not sure as I don’t use it much, but originally the only categories were techy/ geeky science related.

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