Comments on: Web Video Beats TV for Young Adults? http://ldsmediatalk.com/2009/01/16/web-video-beats-tv-for-young-adults/ Sharing technology ideas for LDS parents and youth Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:36:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chante http://ldsmediatalk.com/2009/01/16/web-video-beats-tv-for-young-adults/comment-page-1/#comment-24660 Chante Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:49:09 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=1359#comment-24660 It is an interesting media landscape we're entering - one in which will be dominated by individuals and small organizations, with mass media being produced by the masses. The professor in my senior communications class asked us what we would do as up and coming journalists when everyone could play the role of a journalist. One conclusion, besides becoming extinct as a profession, was that we would become organizers of the information. We're seeing this in part as the networks incorporate YouTube videos and blog comments in their stories. But more importantly to their survival is providing the professionally produced content on-demand. For me, clicking on the news stories that interest me, finding more of a similar nature, or skipping ones in which I lose interest far outweighs being fed three minute commercial breaks and a series of stories I'd rather not hear since time is short. My mom, in her fifties, watches the news like this daily. I agree the transition of media on television to online may happen faster than we think. When I graduated four years ago this idea of audience empowerment was hard for me to grasp. Now I can't imagine any other way. What a blessing for the Church to have this tool at it's fingertips to spread the message of the Gospel. It is an interesting media landscape we’re entering – one in which will be dominated by individuals and small organizations, with mass media being produced by the masses.

The professor in my senior communications class asked us what we would do as up and coming journalists when everyone could play the role of a journalist. One conclusion, besides becoming extinct as a profession, was that we would become organizers of the information. We’re seeing this in part as the networks incorporate YouTube videos and blog comments in their stories.

But more importantly to their survival is providing the professionally produced content on-demand. For me, clicking on the news stories that interest me, finding more of a similar nature, or skipping ones in which I lose interest far outweighs being fed three minute commercial breaks and a series of stories I’d rather not hear since time is short. My mom, in her fifties, watches the news like this daily.

I agree the transition of media on television to online may happen faster than we think. When I graduated four years ago this idea of audience empowerment was hard for me to grasp. Now I can’t imagine any other way.

What a blessing for the Church to have this tool at it’s fingertips to spread the message of the Gospel.

]]> By: David http://ldsmediatalk.com/2009/01/16/web-video-beats-tv-for-young-adults/comment-page-1/#comment-24058 David Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:58:41 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=1359#comment-24058 Hallelujah. We need to get away from having mass communication that is dominated by media where small organizations cannot afford to participate (TV, Print, Radio). Hallelujah. We need to get away from having mass communication that is dominated by media where small organizations cannot afford to participate (TV, Print, Radio).

]]> By: jacob http://ldsmediatalk.com/2009/01/16/web-video-beats-tv-for-young-adults/comment-page-1/#comment-24057 jacob Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:41:35 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=1359#comment-24057 I do probably watch more television programming online than over-the-air. The main reason is that I have FHE on Monday nights, our ward missionary activities on Tuesday nights, choir on Wednesday nights, and an occasional institute class on Friday nights. I just don't have that much time to watch TV when it is live, and I don't want to have to afford a Tivo. I do probably watch more television programming online than over-the-air. The main reason is that I have FHE on Monday nights, our ward missionary activities on Tuesday nights, choir on Wednesday nights, and an occasional institute class on Friday nights. I just don’t have that much time to watch TV when it is live, and I don’t want to have to afford a Tivo.

]]> By: the JoshMeister http://ldsmediatalk.com/2009/01/16/web-video-beats-tv-for-young-adults/comment-page-1/#comment-24056 the JoshMeister Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:13:21 +0000 http://ldsmediatalk.com/?p=1359#comment-24056 Asking for the opinions of those who read this site will also give you very skewed results considering the types of articles you provide. The majority of your readers probably use the Internet a lot more than the average consumer. As for my family, thanks to Hulu and Netflix Watch Instantly we have very little interest in watching television shows on TV anymore. I live in Southern California, and my LDS friend in Wisconsin agrees that his family watches almost everything online now, too. My wife and I, along with my friend and his wife, are above the 18-24 age range by an average of 5 years. Asking for the opinions of those who read this site will also give you very skewed results considering the types of articles you provide. The majority of your readers probably use the Internet a lot more than the average consumer.

As for my family, thanks to Hulu and Netflix Watch Instantly we have very little interest in watching television shows on TV anymore. I live in Southern California, and my LDS friend in Wisconsin agrees that his family watches almost everything online now, too. My wife and I, along with my friend and his wife, are above the 18-24 age range by an average of 5 years.

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