Jenkins asks if there is any place on the web where the whole world is watching (in comparison to broadcast networks). It is true that NBC, ABC, and CBS networks reach a large amount of the population, however, in present time, how would more people learn about a national headline story: through broadcast television or on the Internet? (I would assume it be through the Internet, but we’re in the same generation as the creation of the web. What about those before us)?
The Internet has the capability to release a story within seconds of it occurring, and people can access the information at their own will. Jenkins is criticizing how yes, the Internet is becoming an incredibly prominent place to obtain information, but it will never be able to show the same information to the same people at the same time like the big networks. Does it really matter? The new political culture is allowing for citizens to explore their own options without big media filtering it. We’re no longer in an age of folk songs and posters, the Internet is here. The only problem is that we must sort through what information is credible or not.
The Internet is one reason newspapers are dying out. Will the trend continue with broadcast television (news)?
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