the death of news: smart citizenship, journalism and media valley

who is theo ploeg (@theoploeg)?

media valley: experimenting with journalism and media

due to social media news is everywhere

understanding the impact of media

making news? very easy

‘this is what war looks like’

9social media as tools for peace

10social media as distortion of truth

lanier, rushkoff, morozov & keen: internet is wrong

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triodos bank: ’we live in a wonderful time’

marshall mcluhan (1911-1980)

‘understanding media’ (1964)

in Playboy (1969)

‘The computer thus holds out the promise of a technologically

engendered state of universal understanding and unity, a state

of absorption in the logos that could knit mankind into one

family and create a perpetuity of collective harmony and peace.’

the electronic age

mcluhans advice: don’t drown in the media ‘mahlström'

narcissus narcosis

observe, take distance, find patterns

gutenberg galaxy: if it’s in the paper, it’s true!

24disrupter #1: television

disrupter #2: 9/11 and the rise of blogging

disrupter #3: economic crisis and the rise of social media

‘Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti-environmental.

Professionalism merges the individual into patters of total

environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total

awareness of the individual and the critical awareness of the groundrules of society.’

mcluhan in ‘the medium is the message’ (1967)

so what about smart citizens?

it’s not (only) about tools

tools

world view

values and meaning

three phases of smartness

paper

socialmedia

video

magazinewebsite app

smart service

tablet

information

the new role of journalism

thought #1: forget news

thought #2: tell stories

thought #3: curate and engage

thought #4: we are post-digital

the journalist als creator of meaning

jojournalism in 2015: wisdom of the crowd or shire?

smart citizens versus immersive journalism

good example: refugee republic (click)

thank you!