The Good and Bad of Alternative News Media
INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE.
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed David Dozier who is a leading media authority.
On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price interviewed David Dozier. He’s a professor emeritus of journalism at San Diego State University. They discussed the emergence of alternative news media. Conservative columnist Emily Jashinsky argued in The Washington Post that the emergence of podcaster, influencers, and new outlets offer Americans with more options. She spins Trump’s opening up of the White House to right-wing media as honoring his “pledge to keep expanding access.” Like it or not, Americans are getting what passes for news from a variety of alternative information sources. According to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, traditional news media have experienced a decline in public trust, especially among Republicans. The decline also holds true for trust in the federal government, the Supreme Court, the major political parties and educational institutions. Young people in particular are more open to using social media as news sources. Is this good or bad? That depends. The rules for smart news consumption are universal. Does the alternative news outlet identify content as news or opinion? Does it cite sources of its content? Does it facilitate access to original source documents through links? Most importantly, who pays for the news content? News doesn’t grow on trees. Gathering and editing news is labor intensive and expensive. If the alternative media outlet is a propaganda arm for a political organization (Fox News, for example), then buyer beware! (see www.DavidDozierBooks.com and www.linkedin.com/in/david-dozier-576b684/)
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David Dozier (DavidDozierBooks.com) is the author of the novel, The California Killing Field. He is a professor emeritus in the School of Journalism & Media Studies, San Diego State University. He’s an internationally recognized expert on communication management and public relations.
According to USA Business Radio, “David Dozier is a scholar of public relations and communication management, professor emeritus in the School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University, and author of The California Killing Field. He says fake news has become a phenomenon, political campaigns use the tactic to influence voters, and that it’s perplexing that a conspiracy-based group such as QAnon has gained national attention.
Kevin Price and David Dozier are doing a multi-part series on this important topic that will be on many different platforms, as well as on radio. Keep an eye out for the series throughout the Price of Business Digital Network and USA Business Radio.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-dozier-576b684/
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