Update 6th of June 2011, picked up over the net: interesting review of a situation from journalists themselves, in french, and surely in english somewhere given it is cross-referencing some channels overseas: http://www.rue89.com/presse-sans-presses/2011/06/05/sur-internet-la-notion-darticle-journalistique-a-t-elle-encore-un-sen
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English
I am coming back to this subject, which applies to modern journalism, marketing, Project management and so on. I am a philosopher, and I love to get things done. During my time in an american-like education, I still put the A+ on Introduction-Development-Conclusion rather than the B+ way we are seeing around on Facts-Facts-Facts. simply because any strings should aim further.
So first to frame my train of thoughts, I would picture information flow as a torrent
Now, Current flow of information/communication/news headlines is that I picture them as the dam, ok a pretty opened one, straight before or after the torrent focusing more towards the buzz rather than building a constructive view of the situation. Thanks to the feeds and google reader, pick and choose policy. At least knowing the title springing up. They know well the stuff they are writing I do believe, so it would be what I would expect.
¿ So, where should journalism position themselves?
Here a distinction has to be made between actual facts, current affairs, or if I may allow : second zone affairs where perspectives of the one is giving more sense to the whole content. Ok, cannot find the name in English, I am speaking of “faits divers” and getting drowned here in pretty bad translation from my mind dictionary.
Now I believe journalism is at a critical point, and they ve been perhaps heading too much into it. These “Faits divers” are not news, they are just piece of information and they should stay this way.
After, yes, in our fast and furious world, and we witnessed that during earlier this year and all these revolutions down North Africa, and the middle east, the Faits divers takes can give roots to a global change.
Still, my point there, is that perhaps in fear of missing one information, we are informing on everything and being drowned in this torrent.
My view on Journalism is about the responsibility coming with it. It is this point where rivers are meeting the sea, making the balance between all factual facts happening before, which can be roots causes, and what information are getting out useful at the end.
Reason why I ask a blank front page, just one day, to state their focus again on the useful essence of journalism. http://stotb.blogspot.com/2011/05/front-page.html
Perhaps more a short term, long term view on journalism. Especially critical nowadays, given books have now left a huge hole in our way to build up a constructive understanding of what ‘s going around. And here I am taking for example the two third of any magazines here dedicated to the right extremism and Marine le Pen, about DSK obviously, and about the arab revolution, because there was a good aspect still. Do we still speak about climate change, or either Haiti? For journalism who has a huge impact on both sides, the supply and the demand of information, I found it quite critical.
CCL: So yes, the challenge of the traditional press would be there for me. And no I never have work in journalism and so on, Like many organization, I do believe the point of sales is giving the whole spirit and culture of what’s done before. So reason why I am stating that.
PS1: I cannot lie to myself. The most important parameter supporting and driving many endeavors is money, and in many cases, it is the main flow supporting any endeavours in our world. I am not coming back on that. http://stotb.blogspot.com/2011/04/economics-as-applied-thermodynamics.html Here, I am focusing on the underlying most important critical parameter to all endeavours, parameter which is information and I would take newspaper as an example.
And well, just got to my mind, the G8 is gathering in France, we are speaking about the riots it includes, but what about the topic. Gosh newspaper.... http://www.g20-g8.com/g8-g20/g20/francais/pour-la-presse/communiques-de-presse/ouverture-de-la-conference-sur-le-renforcement-de.1213.html
Français
Pour synthétiser mon premier point de vue, je saisis l’image du torrent pour décrire le monde de la com tel que je le ressens
Maintenant, ma critique sur ce flux d’information, communication, première page, c’est que les journaux sont comme des barrages bien ouverts dans ce flot de l’info, bien heureux, bien sur, néanmoins peut être moins effectif.
Je voudrai ramener ici la différence entre faits divers et actualités. Ici, je vois dans les faits divers ce qui fait naitre des perspectives bien personnelles de chacune des communautés, des jugements a l’emportée sur des affaires encore méconnues.
Je pense que le journalisme est a une étape critique, ou ils se sont peut etre déjà trop engages dans une voie, celle du hit. Ces faits divers sont des pièces d’informations, rien de plus.
Je comprends bien que dans notre monde Fast and Furious est le graal que l’on recherche. Ca a des cotes positifs, les révolutions arabes, ca peut donc faire embrayer des vitesses dans les communautés.
Cependant, je pense que l’on recherché trop l’information, dans une peur d’en rater une. Et la je prends un point de vue utilitariste de l’information, j’aurai aime qu’elle travaille a l’estuaire de tout ce flot, plutôt que de laisser ces pates informes a digerer directement.
Une des raisons pour lesquelles je me suis demande si créer une « une » totalement vierge, pour une édition, pourrait recentrer les rédaction sur l’aspect essentiel du journalisme, étant donné que les livres ont perdu peu a peu place dans notre considération de l'information http://stotb.blogspot.com/2011/05/front-page.html
En fait, la je pense a la distinction court terme long term du journalisme, deux nages essentielles que l’on doit savoir dans ce domaine pour permettre de construire.
Je reviens ainsi sur l’aspect positif dans les révolutions arabes, sur les effets négatifs intra muros quand on voit deux tiers du contenu des journaux (prenez n'importe lequel d'entre eux seconde semaine de Mars par exemple), consacrés uniquement a un sujet : la montée du front national. Destructeur, je pense. On ne parle plus du changement climatique, d’Haiti ou autres. Bref.
Le monde de l’information, de la gestion de projet ou tout autres points d’un réseau de l’information, a la chance d’avoir un impact sur les infos fournis, et sur l’orientation des demandes des infos futures.
CCL: So yes, the challenge of the traditional press would be there for me. And no I never have work in journalism and so on, Like many organization, I do believe the point of sales is giving the whole spirit and culture of what’s done before. So reason why I am stating that.
PS1: I cannot lie to myself. The most important parameter supporting and driving many endeavors is money, and in many cases, it is the main flow supporting any endeavours in our world. I am not coming back on that. http://stotb.blogspot.com/2011/04/economics-as-applied-thermodynamics.html Here, I am focusing on the underlying most important critical parameter to all endeavours, parameter which is information and I would take newspaper as an example