Text is not Dead

As we have been reading about whether online news media can fill the void inevitably left by the dying industry of print news, I have concluded that one of the most important steps new media can take in doing so is to first acknowledge that a void exists. I think one of the major fallbacks of new media is  its  notion that one technology is simply replacing another.  A surprisingly unsubstantial article likens the change to going from horse and buggies to automobiles.  However, someone who commented on the post made the very good point that we are not seeing the evolution of vinyl to CD.

New media is not simply a different platform for the same quality of news found in newspapers.  So, the void is in the level of journalism, such as investigative reporting, not usually found in blogs.  The desired and thriving platform is one that provides immediate, remarkably current information, access to as many different sources as a person could click on, and abundance.

In asking myself if the two will meet, I, without having to search too far, found Google FastFlip. It’s Google’s answer to having the best of both worlds. And, while I am beginning to have concerns over Google’s monopoly over the internet and information in general, I have to admit, it’s a pretty good site- damn.