The New Front Page: New Media and the Rise of the Audience

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A provocative, timely account of the changing face of journalism from a pioneer of the new-media revolution For a long time, media organisations have controlled the news, treating their audiences as products for advertisers. Yet as journalism has moved online and behind paywalls, the public is demanding more say in how the news is created. They are using blogs, Twitter, and Facebook to share stories, and selecting their sources to create their own OCyfront pageOCO. In this lively, biting critique, media commentator Tim Dunlop explores the rise of the audience, and how unprepared the mainstream media has been for this changing balance of power. Drawing on his experiences as a prominent political blogger, he argues that the future of meaningful journalism OCo the sort we need in order to be informed citizens OCo will increasingly rely on journalists and editors taking the audience into their confidence and working with them, rather than against them. "The New Front Page" is a passionate plea on behalf of those tired of being talked down to by the fourth estate. Perceptive and illuminating, it asks audiences and media to work together to hold the powerful to account, and to produce the sort of news and analysis that enriches public debate." Front Cover About the Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction: The Only Show in Town 1 The Mainstream Goes Online 2 On The Road to Surfdom 3 The Blogosphere Goes Professional 4 Diving into the Mainstream 5 The Rules of Engagement 6 The Great Troll Wars 7 Crunching the Audience 8 The New Front Page Acknowledgements