Assignment 16 - Eleanor Badgett

 Bivens, Rena. Digital Currents : How Technology and the Public Are Shaping TV News. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2013. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,cpid,url&custid=s1176192&db=e000xna&AN=693856.

This book examines the 24 hour news cycle through the view of technological evolution and the growth and development of social media. This in depth look provides a new perspective on the downfalls of a 24 hour news cycle and information valuable to how the subject is presently changing. Further, in her book, Bivens provides a unique look into the public’s participation, consumption, and interpretation of news and the way it has changed with technology, as well as, its threat to the integrity of professional journalism. Published by University of Toronto Press, a scholarly distributor, and written by Rena Bivens, a researcher and professor of Communications, this source is credible. 

“CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle.” Edited by Eric Effron, C-SPAN, 30 May 2001, www.c-span.org/video/?164541-1%2Fcnn-24-hour-news-cycle. 

This open forum style video examines the influence CNN and and other copy-cat 24-hour reporting outlets have on the news cycle in general. After opening remarks by Frank Sesno, Journalist and CNN correspondent for coverage of the White House, the floor opens up to audience members with questions concerning the shift towards 24-hours news reporting. The main conclusion of Sesno and Effron is that while this change to a constant news cycle can be beneficial for getting information out there, it comes along with a harmful shift from real news to more fluff. Produced and broadcasted by C-SPAN, a nonprofit public service,  this video provides an unbiased look at the public’s early perception of and questions about the shift to an ongoing news cycle combined with experts’ opinions, giving a complete picture of the scene at the time. While this source was published in 2001, it is still relevant today due to the fact that the changes that were new in 2001 are around still today, serving as a great measurement of the growth and change within the 24-hour news cycle as time goes on. 

Grueskin, Bill, et al. The Story So Far : What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism. Columbia University Press, 2011. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,cpid,url&custid=s1176192&db=e000xna&AN=953996.

This source examines the effectiveness of online reporting and news and dives deeply into the financial side of a 24-hour news cycle. Specifically, the book looks at media advertising models, alternative media platforms, paywalls, as well as new and promising emerging approaches to media distribution. The information and conclusions drawn in this book provide a unique way of looking at the 24-Hour news cycle. While not directly focused on the topic, the dissection of media and its profits and successes provide valuable insight to the motive of media methods, as well as possibilities for future projection of media. The book, published as a part of Columbia's Journalism Review Books series, provides a well researched, sochlary dive into media. Led by Bill Grueskin, a professor at Columbia’s Journalism school, the research and compilation of ideas that went into this book are also valid and credible.

Hansen, Liane, and David Folkenflik. “The Power of the 24-Hour News Cycle.” NPR, 29 May 2005. 

This article and conversation focuses on the evolution of cable news and the development of the 24-Hour news cycle, specifically CNN and its pioneering role in the cycle. This source was distributed by National Public Radio, a generally unbiased outlet with a good handle on the nation's media and happenings.  The information in this source is presented by David Folkenflick, a media correspondent for the radio, giving great insight to the topic of media development. While this source was published in 2005, it is still relevant due to the fact that the developments of the 24-Hour news cycle in 2005 are still around today, in most cases amplified by the growth of social media. 

Tomlin-Crutchfield, Michael. “Rethinking the 24-Hour News Cycle.” HuffPost , 5 Dec. 2017, www.huffpost.com. 

This article talks about how cable news has drifted from the values of traditional journalism, leading to an over-stimulated and desensitized public, specifically in relationship to election coverage. Additionally, Tomlin-Crutchfield examines the usual situation of the perpetual rise and growth of constant news amidst a dramatic decline in cable viewership.  Written by Tomlin-Crtuchfield, an established journalist, and published by HuffPost, a “people first” news outlet, this source provides a personal perspective on the effects of a 24 hour news cycle. The election related information in this source presents unique evidence through and about an important outlook, contributing to my topic.