The idea of "New Journalism" is a direct result of the internet and it's new ways of collecting and reporting information. New forms of media, such as the internet, have both positively and negatively affected today's journalism techniques and have sent journalists on a new mission to mold their content to fit with the new methods. With this new journalism comes a new model: new writing techniques, fragmented audiences, high speeds, and an open network.
The most recent addition to new journalism is that journalism is becoming more interactive. The audience can now gather and report information, give insight, and research on their own time. This interactive possibility is now leading to a free environment for journalism where time and geographic distance are now insignificant. In addition story length is no longer an issue. With newspapers there is a limited amount of space dedicated to each article, but with the internet one can post as much information as necessary about a topic. However this is an imperfect system. There is a question of whether or not these new practices are damaging to the nature of news. Now comes the problem of unlimited content. Journalists, or news seekers, may spend hours searching the internet for reliable information and sometimes it is hard to tell what is truthful. In addition we must ask, "Is new media edging out accountability and standards with ill-informed opinion and user-generated rants? Or is it the evolution of journalism, breaking down barriers, which previously restricted the flow of information and narrowed the range of debate?"
The full article can be found at: http://cie.acm.org/articles/new-media-redefining-journalism/
