Jane Singer mentions how “hit logs” on news web pages make
it easier for news organizations to see what stories garner interest. Should
these “hit logs” drive content, given that the public is expressing what kind
of stories it wants to see?
-Do news organizations even have
the option to ignore the hit logs, considering that page views are vital in
gaining online revenue?
Singer calls the online form of journalism “likely to be
inferior to the care taken with the legacy (print) one.” Considering that most
of us receive the majority of our news from online outlets, is this concerning that
we are receiving “inferior” news.
Singer claims that “the journalist no longer is alone in
carrying out the process of determining what is true and meaningful,” giving
some of the responsibility to the online audience. When reading an online
article, do you pay any attention to the comments or the links provided within
the story?
-Is the journalist’s role increased
or diminished with the emergence of this online forum?
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