New Media changing the political landscape in America

The American primaries may well see the replacement of the old journalism by the new journalism is selecting presidential contestants.Steve Borris certainly thinks so,when I asked the question on his blog.


According to Steve

We are seeing the effects of the new journalism, and we are seeing a sharp loss of power of the old journalism, which has been concentrating power in the hands of the NY Times, Washington Post, AP, and to a lesser extent the 3 big TV networks

but

there’s a long, long way to go — that I think will happen in a surprisingly short time. We are moving from a “mass media” model where news is one-size-fits-all to a “multitude media” model where everyone will visit news outlets tailored to their interests.

These are existing times for the new media,no doubt.American political bloggers have a far greater influence over the political landscape than their counterparts over here.The results in Iowa and the latest polls from New Hampshire suggest that the political landscape is changing.

I shall be watching with great interest