Innovation journalism driving epistasis
Innovation journalism driving epistasis

Innovation journalism driving epistasis

I’ve been following the Innovation Journalism community since 2004; the reason – David Nordfors makes a compelling point that many of the innovations today are not popularized through journalism because of the lack of innovation, but journalism on the other hand is going through radical changes with social networks, blogs, on-line news sites, etc taking market share from traditional print… The Innovation Journalism community published their previous conference proceedings on-line for those interested in downloading the material.

Here is a video of David presenting and introduction to innovation journalism:

Information sources as input into journalism, and journalism as an information source are angles now widely reasoned about (thanks to this community). But at the end of the day its about timing and relevance – you will not get the latest information in a monthly periodical where bloggers write about pressing issues daily. Profiled and contextual content aimed at your likes and dislikes, fears and pleasures, and moods are radically influencing the innovation journalism field of study.

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People are more aware of developments then ever before – the challenge is that too much information creates confusion and disorientation. Who should I listen to? What is really going on around me? All of these questions influence us to want the authentic experience; the need to see it with your own eyes… And then; what about the new generation that has this digital media experience already wired into its existence.

Where are seeing not convergence or divergence in the media and journalism world, but a form of epistasis. The genetic makeup of the industry has been altered by innovations from other fields. Epistasis is the interaction between genes (industry structures that can be expressed as genes). Epistasis takes place when the action of one gene (traditional media) is modified by one or several other genes (digital revolution, social media), which are sometimes called modifier genes. The gene whose phenotype (currently expressed properties) is expressed is said to be epistatic, while the phenotype altered or suppressed is said to be hypostatic. More on this later…