Turning Point Series – New Delhi – 28th Jan 2010
” Old Media versus New Media “
Maninder of Team 123oye was present there and noted the following interesting points from panelists which included Vinod Mehta Editor, The Outlook Group , Ajit Balakrishnan Founder, Chairman Rediff.com, Raj Chengappa, Managing Editor India Today
- Too much Raw information on the internet
- In the digital age Journalists are losing jobs like Master Craftsmen lost during the industrial age
- Valid answers to News specially from bloggers occupy the top 10 positions on Search Engine like Google
- What is worth reading comes to the top
- Traditional or Old Media has certain values
- New media is highly opinionated
- Lot of restrictive layers in the Old media and no reader involvement or interactivity
- Arrival of ebooks would spur creative writing
- Original Writers still have lot of Value
- All Medias including Television can happily live together
