31 Jan
2011
31 Jan
'11
5:01 p.m.
On Jan 31, 2011, at 11:43 , joana ro wrote:
I wonder why Western media have overemphaiszed SM's role. What good does that do them?
The cynical-of-US-media me says it's a marketing gimmick that, as Jo says, can create a sense of communal participation and involvement in the coverage --- but also allows the media to solicit tweets/posts they can run with quickly in order to out-scoop their competitors in breaking news to fill the 24 hour news cycle. :(
Or is this a subtle way of suggesting that the West and its emancipatory technologies are somehow responsible for what is happening?
Could be --- after all, "In Tech We Trust" *headdesk* -- rick ....trying not to be TOO cynical of the US 'news' media