The Impact of Twitter on Journalism

PBS Off Book 

The world of journalism has changed in the internet era. Newsrooms are significantly smaller now than they were 10 years ago, and news is no longer a once-a-day product, but instead a constant flow of information. The rise of Twitter brought concerns within the industry - would this overwhelming source of direct raw information put professional reporters out of business? Journalists are now faced with the challenge of adapting their roles in this digital era, finding new ways to add value to content, and helping to ensure that the internet is changing our worldview for the better.

Featuring:

Jeff Jarvis, Director, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism
Mark Luckie, Manager of Journalism & News at Twitter
Craig Kanalley, Senior Editor of Big News & Live Events at Huffington Post
Chris Anderson, Director of Research, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism

Farai Chideya - On Connectivity & Net Neutrality

Future J Project

 

Farai Chideya discusses connectivity and net neutrality issues and how they impact journalism.

Left of Black S2:E10 | Uncovering Race and Racism in America’s Newsrooms

Left of Black S2:E10

Uncovering Race and Racism in America’s Newsrooms

w/ Amy Alexander and John Akomfrah

November 14, 2011

Left of BlackHost and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype© by veteran journalist Amy Alexander, the author of Uncovering Race: A Black Journalist’s Story of Reporting and Reinvention (Beacon Press). Alexander, who has worked at the Miami Herald, Boston Globe, National Public Radio (NPR) and Africana.com, shares her inspirations and reasons for writing her book, and highlights the importance of a diverse newsroom.  Neal and Alexander also discuss the ways internet culture and social media have impacted quality journalism and they share the triumphs and pitfalls of the writer-editors relationship.  Alexander uses compelling personal stories to illustrate the challenges she faced as a journalist.  

Later, Neal is joined in the Left of Black Studios at Duke University by British filmmaker John Akomfrah.   A founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective, Akomfrah’s films include Handsworth’s Song (1987), Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993),  The Last Angel of History (1996), Urban Soul(2004), which features Neal as a commentator, and The Nine Muses (2010).  Neal and Akomfrah discuss the implications of migration across the Black Diaspora, the Black Cultural Studies movement and go in depth about the contributions of political leaders Malcolm X and Britain’s Michael X’s as critical thinkers.  

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Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University.

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'Uncovering Race' and Racism in America’s Newsrooms on the November 14th Left of Black

Uncovering Race and Racism in America’s Newsrooms on the November 14^th Left of Black

Left of Black Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Nealis joined via Skype© by veteran journalist Amy Alexander, the author of Uncovering Race: A Black Journalist’s Story of Reporting and Reinvention (Beacon Press). Alexander, who has worked at the Miami Herald, Boston Globe, National Public Radio (NPR) and Africana.com, shares her inspirations and reasons for writing her book, and highlights the importance of a diverse newsroom.  Neal and Alexander also discuss the ways internet culture and social media have impacted quality journalism and they share the triumphs and pitfalls of the writer-editors relationship.  Alexander uses compelling personal stories to illustrate the challenges she faced as a journalist.  

Later, Neal is joined in the Left of Black Studios at Duke University by British filmmaker John Akomfrah.   A founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective, Akomfrah’s films include Handsworth’s Song (1987), Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993),  The Last Angel of History (1996), Urban Soul (2004), which features Neal as a commentator, and The Nine Muses (2010).  Neal and Akomfrah discuss the implications of migration across the Black Diaspora, the Black Cultural Studies movement and go in depth about the contributions of political leaders Malcolm X and Britain’s Michael X’s as critical thinkers.  

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Left of Black airs at 1:30 p.m. (EST) on Mondays on Duke's Ustream channel: ustream.tv/dukeuniversity. Viewers are invited to participate in a Twitter conversation with Neal and featured guests while the show airs using hash tags #LeftofBlack or #dukelive. 

Left of Black is recorded and produced at the John Hope Franklin Center of International and Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University.

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