Are Traditional Media Dead?

Sturgis (new media, Howard U.) assembles 15 articles from academic journals, print media, research surveys, and government reports that examine whether traditional media like newspapers, radio, television, cable TV, magazines, and other print publications are dead due to the rise of the Internet, social media, and smart phones and the growth of pseudojournalism. The articles consider how traditional media are fighting back and adapting, experimenting with new business models, and changing the profession of journalism. They discuss the changes that have occurred in traditional journalism, challenges the industry faces, changing patterns of media consumption, and how manipulating and misleading the audience is creating a level of mistrust for news organizations. The second section addresses the impact of new media, including real-time interaction between reporters and citizen journalists and Google's role in helping to save the news through its news aggregator, while the last section considers ways to address challenges economically, through government, and by emphasizing subject expertise and critical thinking skills. Distributed in the US by Books International. There is no index. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)