Comments on: Getting the word out in a post-print era http://www.thewarpreport.org/2009/getting-the-word-out-in-a-post-print-era/ Grassroots Organizing, Peacemaking, and Faith Perspectives Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.thewarpreport.org/2009/getting-the-word-out-in-a-post-print-era/comment-page-1/#comment-284 admin Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:51:45 +0000 http://www.thewarpreport.org/?p=221#comment-284 Thanks, Steve. I think YpsiNews.com shows both the advantages and pitfalls of new news media. YpsiNews breaks some good stories. My concern is that it (like many new online news features) doesn't have the separation between the "news desk" and the "opinion desk," which raises questions about the objectivity of the site. The creator has been very active in Ypsi politics, and his views do show up on the <a href="http://ypsinews.com/index.php/200711-political-cartoon-november-05-2007/" rel="nofollow"> site </a>. Given his views about issues like the Ypsi city income tax, how fair has his reporting been? The key question is one of journalistic ethics here. The print model had its problems there, and I think these have been compounded in the age of digital media. Thanks, Steve. I think YpsiNews.com shows both the advantages and pitfalls of new news media. YpsiNews breaks some good stories.

My concern is that it (like many new online news features) doesn’t have the separation between the “news desk” and the “opinion desk,” which raises questions about the objectivity of the site. The creator has been very active in Ypsi politics, and his views do show up on the site . Given his views about issues like the Ypsi city income tax, how fair has his reporting been?

The key question is one of journalistic ethics here. The print model had its problems there, and I think these have been compounded in the age of digital media.

]]> By: Steve Pierce http://www.thewarpreport.org/2009/getting-the-word-out-in-a-post-print-era/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Steve Pierce Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:44:35 +0000 http://www.thewarpreport.org/?p=221#comment-283 Don't forget the old-man on the block when it comes to on-line news in Ypsilanti, YpsiNews.com. - Steve Don’t forget the old-man on the block when it comes to on-line news in Ypsilanti, YpsiNews.com.

– Steve

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