New media could 'destroy civil society' (RTE)

[Drew Wilson]

The Chairman of media group TCH has said there is a tsunami of information coming from new media, some of which has "the capacity to destroy civil society"

The Chairman of Thomas Crosbie Holdings has said there is a tsunami of information coming from new media, some of which has the "capacity to destroy civil society and cause unimaginable suffering."

Speaking at a conference on media diversity in Dublin, Alan Crosbie said that the public service remit of newspapers such as the Irish Examiner, the Irish Independent and the Irish Times should be recognised.

He said: "Obviously, RTE should be funded properly, outside of the advertising market.

"It distorts the market for everybody, because if you're running a TV station and you have €150m to kickstart your year that means you can sell cheaper advertising."

Mr Crosbie said information from traditional media, such as newspapers, radio and television, has a provenance.

He said: "We should value organisations that produce good information."

In relation to new media, he said the question is not whether or not it delivers information, but what it delivers.

Mr Crosbie said: "New media can sometimes give credibility to news that maybe should not have that credibility.

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[bcwar]

Huh?!?

This article just gives me a big headache, of course the head cold i've had all weekend doesn't help any. What the hell is this guy referring to new media stealing revenue money???

Yeah I feel really bad about failing radio stations and newspapers ....errr no i don't. This is the same tired b.s. that the R.I.A.A., MPAA and others spew about music, movies etc. Newspapers and radio have just as much opportunity to join the rest of us in the future ... but instead they've planted their feet firmly and try futilely to drag us all back into the past.

I sympathize with the news to some extent any ass-hat can blog / report the news these days most without any regard to fact checking or basis of truth. Why the various news agency don't beat them to the punch is beyond me ... their the ones with years of experience. Shouldn't they be way ahead of the game? I assume its for similar reason as to why music and movie industry have taken so long to join the digital age ... greed and laziness.

I echo your sentiments Drew ... just another old man yelling at a cloud.

[kokanezub]

Mr Crosbie said: "New media can sometimes give credibility to news that maybe should not have that credibility.

So can current media, Infact thats the job of the media today . No one reports on facts but rather on propiganda, There are 2 sides to every story .