[Air-l] Web/TV convergence request

[Ellis Godard]

Given apparently limited ad dollars for liberal audiences, and the death of
Air America, Current TV might not last long enough for him to get much
research done - although a successor to AA is in the works:
http://www.radioandrecords.com/radiomonitor/news/format/talk/article_display
.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003283789

-eg

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> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Baym
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 7:37 AM
> To: air-l at aoir.org
> Cc: gbaym
> Subject: [Air-l] Web/TV convergence request
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> My brother (yes it runs in the family) has a request for references 
> to help him on a project about citizen journalism, especially as it 
> applies to the web influencing TV content. Here is his request, 
> please respond directly to him at the address below as he's not 
> subscribed to this list (I'm working on that...). Thanks.
> ------
> 
> I am interested in studying Current TV, and could use some guidance 
> as I begin reviewing the relevant literature.  Current TV (launched 
> by Al Gore and partners about a year ago) is both a web site 
> (Currenttv.org) and a digital cable channel that provides "news" 
> content targeting 18-34-year-olds.  While Current TV has a staff of 
> tv producers and reporters who generate short films (what they call 
> "pods"), they also invite ordinary people to make and upload films 
> onto the web site.  From there, both the producers and users select 
> particular films to then be shown on tv.  Current TV thus represents 
> convergence both between television and the web, and between 
> producer- and user-generated content.  It seems to be an attempt to 
> harness the chaos of the web - a mix of hierarchical, top-down 
> programming and horizontal, citizen media (they mark the films 
> produced by users as "viewer-created content" or VC2.)  The web site 
> also has links to community forums, blogs, etc. What I am most 
> interested in, though, is the turn toward citizen journalism, and in 
> particular, bringing what primarily has been a web phenomenon to 
> television (which of course is almost entirely the province of 
> corporate media).  
> 
> If anyone has suggestions about mandatory reading (either seminal or 
> contemporary) I would greatly appreciate it!  Please direct any 
> responses directly to me at <gdbaym at uncg.edu>.  
> 
> Thanks so much,
> 
> Geoffrey Baym
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