Summarize Spoken Text
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You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50-70 words.
Journalism and Internet
Transcript
David Olivia Garcia is a co-host of New Mexico in Focus and is also the managing editor for the New Mexico Independent, which is an online news website, he says that the Internet has some great benefits for journalism. The Internet is this new, amazing medium. Not so new: it's been around quite some time now. But it's maturing as, among other things, a place for journalism. In a sense, the Internet allows you to tell stories better than in a newspaper or on television. For this reason, you can do it all online: you can have the written word, you can have still photographs, you can have videos. You can link and kind of connect to the other journalism that has been done on a given topic. So it's not like you're in a vacuum. The Internet has had a negative impact on these papers. However, John Fleck, who is a columnist for the Albuquerque Journal and also has his own blog, says that he doesn't think that's entirely the case. It really makes me more efficient as a journalist in terms of information gathering, confirmation, helping me get the background necessary to write a story. So it's really good for that.
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David Olivia Garcia and John Fleck offer differing views on the Internet's influence on journalism. Garcia highlights the Internet's capacity for enriched storytelling through various media elements and interconnected journalism. While acknowledging the Internet's negative impact on traditional newspapers, Fleck emphasizes its role in enhancing journalistic efficiency, aiding information gathering and research.Submit
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