The Effects of New Media on traditional media

Bivens (2008) - suggests that there are 3 significant impacts on Trad media 

• Shifts in the traditional news flow cycles: 
  
  • News no longer flows from trad news - Flow is quicker and at a greater quantity - less time to produce news now on a 24hr cycle - Churnalism 
  • Citzen Journalism 
• Hightened Accountability - 
  
  • Trad media now more accountable to its audiences through Citzen Journalism 
  • Used to increase interactivity…