New identity for journalists

Going back to the topic of re-mediation, I notice how nowadays online newspapers (such as the NewYorkTimes online edition) have not only appropriated the digital media as a whole, but the particular form of blogs is being extensively used by journalists to keep readers informed. I think this corresponds to a logic of immediacy on top of the hypermediated news sites. By keeping the posts structured in a journal style, with date and time of publication, the journalist gives us almost a sense of presence. Furthermore, posts are subject to comments which are many times answered by the journalist. The journalist or reporter is almost involved in 'chatting' with the reader, and news are delivered in a much more personal way. This gives a sense of presence and immediacy in the delivery of information. At the same time, the journalist gives much more personalized information than we are used to see in a newspaper.

Re-mediation of a new form of expression, in the network, impacts back to an older form of media, the newspaper, seen in the inclusion of blog-styled journalism. The journalist's identity (or professional self) is consequently shaped by the new digital media.