Wednesday, June 8, 2005
The NewsHour on PBS broadcast a "News on Demand" feature about alternative forms of news delivery, but I missed it...
Luckily, the program practices techniques mentioned in the story: An RSS feed to alert subscribers to the latest stories, streaming video for those of us who were stuck in traffic or out buying groceries at the program's scheduled time, and extended interview transcripts for folks who want to know more, just like text, or have modem connections that don't like video.
A central quote from the transcript:
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Luckily, the program practices techniques mentioned in the story: An RSS feed to alert subscribers to the latest stories, streaming video for those of us who were stuck in traffic or out buying groceries at the program's scheduled time, and extended interview transcripts for folks who want to know more, just like text, or have modem connections that don't like video.
A central quote from the transcript:
To
stem the loss (of readership and viewership), news organizations are innovating: devising technological alternatives
that allow people to get their news in different ways -- and, in many cases, decide
when and where and how they receive it in a new "always on" environment.
The consumer is suddenly in the driver's seat. The television networks
realizing they can no longer depend on people for "appointment viewing"
are now offering news on demand and in new ways.
The NewsHour site isn't limited to the most recent stories. This Impact of Web Blogs on Mainstream Journalism feature is still there, and so is this "special for students" Podcasting Power to the People Newshour extra--both from back in February.
In addition to its own Online Reports, the NewsHour's What is RSS? page includes links to feeds for Frontline and Nova.
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