Today in class we talked about sites like Chicago Indy Media, First Monday, and Oh My News and the whole idea of "amateur" journalists. There have been several sites, according to Professor Macek, like these who had been started across the country and around the world that were found to contain falsely reported news. These sites often develop from activist groups that want to post their message and have their ideas read and known. It is amazing to me that people would do anything to put out what they believe. I can easily see how different groups have attached themselves to the internet as their source to reach others who may stumble upon it or be looking for it. There are so many different "topics" out there that have activists out writing and posting and in of course, in some cases, caused problems with false or over-opinionated material.
I think that this is an interesting use of the internet. I also think that everyone is entitled to their opinion. This type of reporting is good for "entertainment" I think, but tells me little about real problems in the corruption of government and the juicy stuff I would rather read about. Maybe this is also a huge part of the future of news and the way it is ditributed. I would just hope that we can still find truth and have a stable place for our news still existent.
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