First things first… Hi there! My name is Ekaterina Dimitrova and I am a Bulgarian, studying in Scotland on an exchange in Slippery Rock University. I am studying towards a degree in Public Relations and Communications. As with most students, I have a Facebook page however I haven’t had much experience with Twitter until it became a requirement for my New-Media Journalism course. I have been meaning to start a blog for my intercontinental experiences but with so many things happening at once, it keeps falling down in my list of priorities but watch this space!
I have never done blogging before so this is kind of a challenge for me but, as people say, there is a first time for everything! This blog is also an assignment for the New-Media Journalism course so I will endeavor to make it a good read. New-Media has always been of interest to me because I find quite astonishing how fast things are changing and evolving. No one would’ve imagined such innovations to be possible twenty years ago and I often wonder what will be here in twenty years time!
The changes that media outlets have accomplished over the years are impressive indeed. It is interesting to observe how media continually evolves to adapt to the adjustmets in the way we communicate with each other. Or, indeed, how the way we communicate, emerges concurrently with new media. One of my favorite examples of traditional media outlet is The British Broadcasting Company (BBC). It provides a variety of stories from all over the world which reach everyone and every taste. It still has its traditional taste but it is also trying to be more innovative by using blogs in order to keep on track with the new trends and to attract younger viewers. I also admire the BBC’s adherence to its royal charter which legally binds it to report news as objectively and factually as possible. A new media outlet that I like is TED; a video based website where people address a different range of topics within the search and practice of science and culture. McLuhan once wrote of a Global Village, a space where people from all over the world can unite and discuss topics of mutual interest. I believe TED is a positive example of this phenomenon as it allows people to overcome the barriers of space to discuss world issues via the universal languages of science, technology and culture.
Well, that's it for now, hope you enjoyed it.
