Vi kommer altid en uge for sent
Så skete det igen. Vi kom for sent.
Børn&Unge har deadline på en mandag, og udkommer så fredagen efter. Velfærdsministeriet offentliggjorde en evaluering af de pædagogiske læreplaner en torsdag, og Berlingske Tidende kunne dagen efter trykke en artikel om vores kernestof. Vi kommer først fredagen efter. En uge for sent.
Det jeg kan bruge nettet til, er at være først med det første.
Simpelthen lave nyheder.
But how many people does Berlingske Tidende have on its staff?
It’s of course great if Børn&Unge can report on important developments in ‘real time’, but it’s not realistic to think you can provide coverage 24/7.
Journalists are people too and need to take time off and recharge. I think there’s a real danger that web-based media can create a ’selvforstærkende’ demand for information: we can offer updates at any time of day, without print costs. But readers start to expect those updates – their appetite increases. So more information is uploaded without time for reflection and discussion about what is truly relevant.
To paraphrase the Alcoholics & Anonymous pledge into a prayer for a New Media Age:
Dear Media,
Give me the information I need,
Protect me from the rubbish I don’t need which fills my mind with useless information,
And give me the wisdom to know the difference between the two.
Well, have to go back to surfing. Heard there is a really neat clip on YouTube with a three-year-old discussing Star Wars while she eats her breakfast.
Uzi Frank
Islands Brygge
Hey Uzi!
Fun use of the Serenity Pledge! Although I miss the “accept-what-I-cannot-change” and the “courage-to-change”.
Something ike this:
Give me the serenity, to accept the newsflow I cannot stop
Courage to not listen, when there is absolutely no need – I’m not missing a fucking thing
And wisdom to know, when the info is totally useless to me – and when, maybe, I can use it.
This has always been the guideline, the criteria, of good journalism – and good cynisism
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By the way – us journalists aren’t really people – are we?
Trine; dine frustrationer lyser ud af din tekst – var det ikke tid til et skift til dagbladsjournalistik?
Vi ses på kurset i morgen – flot blog!
Peter