Week 5: Meikle – C and F

DIY news online is part of the internet culture, I wouldn’t necessarily say that it’s an alternative culture. Within society today, people have been given the opportunity through the internet to express themselves; therefore it is a development of our culture. In terms of the news, it gives people the chance to inform others of their take on the news. When referring back to internet users being ‘researchers’ I think when people are on the internet, they are essentially looking for peoples opinions and not the mass media news. When it comes to other types of media, people can’t add, retaliate or adjoin their thoughts. Blogging could be seen as another example of this is in how users express themselves and the ‘news’ but from their perspectives. The net is “enabling changes to the nature of news and newsmakers” (Meikle 20) and could well “facilitate new types of media institution,” (Meikle 20) because of the constant developments that keep going continuing to enable anyone and everyone to contribute in some way to society. Indymedia is also an example of ‘Civil Society’ as we are shaping technology in order to get our opinions seen.