New Delhi Talk Series – Old Media versus New Media – Rediff, India Today, Outlook

January 28, 2010

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