Discussion: How do you like your news served?
The Internet is a bastion for different forms of journalism. Video, audio, photo galleries and even tweets can compliment or sometimes even replace the written word. Websites like CNN now often provide only a video newscast of a story. We’ve experimented a bit with image galleries and Soundlsides as different mediums to cover an event.
Last week I asked my friends on twitter and Facebook their favorite way to receive the news. If they could choose only one – written, video or image – what would they choose.
We all know the beauty of the net is the combination of these different mediums. Still, when asked the question, to my surprise almost everyone chose the written word (I believe “injected right into my brain” was a close second).
So what are your thoughts. Assuming the “brain stream” is not yet perfected, what is your favorite way to receive the news online? If for some reason you could only choose one, which would you pick and why? What do you like and dislike? I realize the results might be a bit bias on this site, but I would still love to hear your thoughts.
