Looking ahead

At the risk of being redundant, we have figured out this semester that the media is about the media. Even the non-profit NPR falls into this. A lot of us have posted about NPR or stories they have covered this week, which in itself is interesting, but I want to talk about a segment that speculates about the Obama administrations relationship with the press given his campaigns accessibility. Some say that accessibility was well calculated rather than a constant green light to fire questions at the candidate but he was able to make it appear that way.

This story leads into the technology discussion. How the internet has changed the face of news and the way we communicate (with each other and the president with us) about the news.

The Obama White House is expected to hold more press conferences than did the
Bush White House. Transition team spokeswoman Psaki says the old-fashioned media outlets still matter, because so many Americans still get their news from them. But, she says, "We have certainly tapped into a willingness and a desire by
the American people to receive constant news updates and the news in its raw
form — you know, the original speech, the video of the event.

I think it will be interesting to see how the president in 4 or 8 years uses technology and the media. By then, the older generation will presumably be more accustomed to these mediums.