Virginia Tech news analysis
April 16, 2007 in industry news, Va. Tech Shooting
Arvinder Kang from the University of Mississippi did some interesting analysis of today’s news coverage of the tragic story at Virginia Tech. #
Facebook was one of the fastest and most intertwined networks that people turned on to share their heartfelt feelings about the victims of Virginia Tech shooting. At 6.10 pm, facebook already had 302 groups and 3 events tagged “Virginia tech Shooting†– one of the groups with about 28000 members and more than 4000 responses. #Kang’s analysis here. #
Excellent analysis, Arvinder. Facebook is living proof that new media is here to stay. Many students may not realize it, but they are slowely but surely easing into the new media realm.
Facebook is providing a unique environment for civic journalism. Seems like this highly personal blog atmosphere is probably the most popular out there right now. Taking cues from what Facebook is doing right, might help in pioneering the new media experience to a whole new level.