On 12 Sep 2002 at 12:10, rhinoceros wrote:
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> [rhinoceros]
> I found this very interesting and I posted it on the BBS.
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> Noam Chomsky: What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream (1997)
> http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=7;action=display;threadid
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> [Joe Dees]
> Actually, this is no longer true (if it ever was), since the Internet
> has reached a critical mass of emergent complexity that will
> independently drive a worthwhile story to the point that it cannot be
> ignored by the major media outlets. See: Emergence: The Connected
> Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson
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> particularly chapter 4 Listening to Feedback
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> [rhinoceros]
> What is a worthwhile story? Some stories have been rejected here
> because they were not coming from the right sources. Other stories are
> being rewritten in different ways by different sources.
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> And what about the people who are not connected? Are they a random
> sample or are they specific kinds of people who have been excluded
> from the emergence?
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Any story that sparks public interest is considered worthwhile on the
media fitness landscape. These stories can be either frivolous or
substantial, but if they are perceived as relevant by and personally
resonate with a significant percentage of the populace, they can no
longer be successfully suppressed. Stories that begin on the internet
will not stay there if they spread, but will eventually migrate to television
and print media. I urge you to buy and read the book; it's a real eye-
opener.
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