Jennifer A. Jones reviewed on a book named "The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture" by Andrew Keen. She defended the Social Media by picking up the facts that gave the wrong impressions towards the roles of social media.
The author mainly criticized on how today democratic media provided the falsified information than the trustworthy news. He cited, 'With democratized media, we are creating a collective memory that is deeply flawed'. From his perspective, it seemed that he disliked allowing the free media, in stead of heavily scrutinized one, no matter he claimed for the sake of truth.
My argument is; democratized media is far better than undemocratic media. Under democratic media, citizens can raise issues through social media, especially, from their blogs. They pick up the issues, which are missed out by the main stream media, only to remind the social gaps and injustice. Such kind of social media can be named as citizen journalism, which stands not for the profession, but for steering the dynamic of society. Those social issues can be revealed only within the democratized media, not under non-democratized situation.
Of course, even the news or information appears from the main stream media, people should read or accept with their reasonable mind. The readers shouldn't receive the news blindly. The flaws are everywhere, and at anytime by anyone. But, it is not because of having a free social media, but because of some irresponsible persons or situations. By having the social media, people can participate more and have more options to receive the information. Besides, people can involve in the public forum for responding the current situation on everyday social problems, only on blogs or other kinds of public forum. Those are the advantages of having social media. We can't deny there are traps of giving too much freedom on circulating the information. Yet, we should establish how to develop the responsive free social media instead of blaming or restricting on it. To create a better and just world, the freedom of expression is a key stand as well as allowing the social media to practice with responsible.
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Nai Nai (491 9675)The author mainly criticized on how today democratic media provided the falsified information than the trustworthy news. He cited, 'With democratized media, we are creating a collective memory that is deeply flawed'. From his perspective, it seemed that he disliked allowing the free media, in stead of heavily scrutinized one, no matter he claimed for the sake of truth.
My argument is; democratized media is far better than undemocratic media. Under democratic media, citizens can raise issues through social media, especially, from their blogs. They pick up the issues, which are missed out by the main stream media, only to remind the social gaps and injustice. Such kind of social media can be named as citizen journalism, which stands not for the profession, but for steering the dynamic of society. Those social issues can be revealed only within the democratized media, not under non-democratized situation.
Of course, even the news or information appears from the main stream media, people should read or accept with their reasonable mind. The readers shouldn't receive the news blindly. The flaws are everywhere, and at anytime by anyone. But, it is not because of having a free social media, but because of some irresponsible persons or situations. By having the social media, people can participate more and have more options to receive the information. Besides, people can involve in the public forum for responding the current situation on everyday social problems, only on blogs or other kinds of public forum. Those are the advantages of having social media. We can't deny there are traps of giving too much freedom on circulating the information. Yet, we should establish how to develop the responsive free social media instead of blaming or restricting on it. To create a better and just world, the freedom of expression is a key stand as well as allowing the social media to practice with responsible.
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19 June 09
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