So, what are the latest trends that are used in media publishing? As I've mentioned in my previous post, there are moblog, vlog, photologs and many more. Today, I would like to discuss a little more on other upcoming media publishing trend such as YouTube & online newspapers. According to Walsh (2006), written texts are no longer dominant. It is important to know that photographs, video, screen and music are important to instill the interest among the readers in this generation.
Youtube is a video sharing website where users can upload, share and view videos online.
This is an interview by Riz Khan of Al-jazeera with the famous controversial blogger, Raja Petra, who was actually twice arrested. This video is about the real truth behind the censorship of media in Malaysia. It is alright to have this interview and publish online to the people. However, this interview will certainly not be seen in the mainstream media in Malaysia because this is a sensitive and controversial topic. Basically, the people find Youtube a safer and easier tool to express themselves. Just like the picture below.
(Cartoon stock)
However, it is still not as safe as everyone thought. Helft from New York Times (2009) have reported that YouTube is banned by the government in China because Tibetan government uploaded a video of the Chinese police officers violently hitting the Tibetan.
Moreover, online newspaper such as The Star Online is also new forms of media publishing. It's much more easier to navigate via online. According to Walsh (2006), a reader's pathway can be multilinear and multi-directional with links. In my opinion, online newspaper is very useful as it contains not only the latest news but also the old news too.
References
Walsh, M. 2006, The 'textual shift': Examining the reading process with print, visual and multimodal texts, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 24-37.
Helft, M. 2009, YouTube being blocked in China, Google says (Online, accessed 10 June 2009).
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/technology/internet/25youtube.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
YouTube 2009, Rizkhan cencorship in Malaysia (Online, accessed 10 June 2009).
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCrQWLof4NM
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