Navigating information in the Digital Age
I feel the need to follow up on the last post about the photo manipulation at The Dominion Post in Morgantown, WV.
I'd like to address a wider issue than the use of photography in communicating the news. I'm truly curious how the public feels about the information available on the internet from endless sources.
I have an idea that I put forth in a response to a comment on a previous post about Adobe Photoshop:
I personally believe one of the biggest problems in our society is ambivalence towards information and media, in general. We are ravenous consumers of information, but essentially ignorant about the processes and motivations behind the information we ingest. I honestly believe that our education, starting in high school and continued into college, ought to incorporate instruction in media literacy.
Classes that not only include an understanding of different kinds of media, but that also include an introduction to the editorial process and journalistic ethics. The public needs to understand what makes information reliable and believable so they can make informed choices in life.
Is democracy itself at stake, or is that overstating the issue?
Can we generate some discussion about that?
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on May 21, 2010 at 5:33 AM
Great idea, Scott! I, too, worry about the complacency toward the news media. The photo manipulation at that U.S. paper is a prime example. The only acceptable reaction to that photo should be outrage. There is no justification for monkeying with a news image, just as there is no justification for falsifying the facts of a news story. Perhaps if the public was better educated about the ethics of journalism those of us in the industry who've forgotten the meaning of ethical journalism wouldn't be so quick to pull stunts such as that.
on June 8, 2010 at 8:07 AM
Couldn't have said it better myself:)
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