News Media - The Essence of A News Organisation

Time of great change brought on by technology - redefining journalists role and news organisations products "h 'We are living in the "late age of print," as new media scholar Jay David Bolter describes it, a time when words printed on paper are being replaced by words flashed on computer screens. In this early stage of new media, we are still in the process of discovering the shape journalism will take in a new age.…

…Books. 2000 http://www.infotoday.com/supersearchers/ includes hypertext links to sources quoted in the book. Guides to Information Sources. Press and Broadcast Media. Ed Sarah Adair. Bowker Saur. 1999. This edition includes case studies from USA and UK about the changing role of librarians within media organisations. http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/ SLA News Division website, includes details of how to subscribe to listserv. http://www.freepint.co.uk Freepint is a forum for information professionals.