Dr Emma Pauncefort offers her second snapshot of how online media has reinvented offline media. C18th Europe again provides important context; in this instance, the publication of The Daily Courant in 1702 and its ambition to develop a relationship of trust between writer and reader through indicating the source of news items and abstaining from personal opinion. This snapshot finishes with a reflection on the shifting arenas of news consumption for different demographics and how our desire to get real-time updates and consume at speed has impacted the redaction of the news.
Other videos in Module 2:
9. Media Invented Online: Social Media