New Media, Old Media

The article on How Blogs and Social Media Agendas Relate and Differ from the Tradtional Press is a great compare and contrast between our newer forms of Social Media to our older print or Traditional Press incarnations. After reading this article it became clear to me that Social Media is in no way replacing the traditional press in content. It is just supplementing the Traditional Press by focusing on what the various users of that particular type of Social Media are interested in. Social Media platforms take on the collective personality of it's users. Twitter is instantaneous and tends to focus on technological news and information. Blogs may tend to overlap with the Traditional Press more often than other forms of Social Media but still not enough to forgo the Traditional Press avenue all together. But if we have specific interests then choosing the news outlet that is tailored to your needs whether it is through Social Media or Tradional Press is of your own choosing. In closing, I think that both new and old medias have a place because they will provide an all encompassing view of the world and the news relating to it.