…slam into the side of my head, forcing me to rethink the world as it seems to exist…and instead, consider more than the mundane…radical ripples spread out and change is effected.
Seven years ago I left a lifetime of a lifestyle best described as indescribable – that of a TV news photojournalist. The term videojournalist had barely been coined at the time.
The problem is, I never really left news…it is in my pores…blood…every sleeping and waking moment. The more I tried to escape, the stronger the pull.
Back to the reality…
Since starting this site, journalism has evolved – morphed – into an amorphous entity which is neither what it were nor what it will become. The role of the citizen journalist has risen from that of a scorned, obsure whisper to a community voice to be reckoned with. Newspapers discovered video and hailed it as a lifesaver, then simply put it back into the bag of resources necessary to cover news. Broadcast news, late on the bandwagon, is turning more and more to an audience that lives and breathes virtually virally.
In my small corner of the universe, I watch and observe. Beginning today, I intend to observe and comment on this evolution…on the local news scene as well as on a state, national, and occasionally, international level. Co-contributer Kathleen Newell will contribute to these discussions as well.
As should you – the audience. We feel an intelligent audience demands more than a stilted pre-arranged presentation of what a small pool of people think is important. In today’s world the audience should be in partnership with the news gatherers, acting both as a watchdog and resource.
Posted by Cyndy Green
