tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post4665703663501261058..comments2023-10-11T09:18:00.114-04:00Comments on Journalism & Society: How About A Little News Before Your Pop Idol?Geohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931847026373746798noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-89678758395075509202008-01-24T10:01:00.000-05:002008-01-24T10:01:00.000-05:00I think the 90 second bits will be beneficial - at...I think the 90 second bits will be beneficial - at least citizens will get <EM>some</EM> news rather than none. This is how I feel about the Metro. It's available for free all over SEPTA stations, the stories are brief, there are lots of pictures, and funny little blurbs to liven up the more serious stuff (like bear learns to rollerskate in China!). I often went on to read more thorough versions of articles printed in the Metro, so with the BBC, maybe the 90-second segments will entice viewers to get more news. <BR/><BR/>The stuff about "new communications technologies" is going to have to be for another time, but it's very pleasing to see this mentioned as a purpose of the BBC. The news (and a million other industries) must take new and different forms in this time when there is instant information gratification. Whew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com