Media Issue (D)

Glass Journalism

source: journalism.co.uk

In the journalism prism, Google Glass allows the community to see through the eyes of other people – by capturing elements of people’s lives that would have been impossible otherwise – through the handsfree point of view (POV) shot. On that note, Google Glass has the potential for distribution of story-telling, although destruction to how stories are told is inevitable. This is due to the fact that Google Glass' ability to broadcast will not replace the conventional audio and video broadcast – firstly, Google Glass does not make steady video; secondly, not every story need to be delivered via POV. Yet, with augmented reality (AR), Google Glass enhance real-world environment with digital information – experiences are triggered by what the wearer is looking at. The only concern is the fear of digital journalism replacing the core of journalism. Some are reluctant about mobile devices as a journalism medium; however, more people are convinced with the digital power (Aedy 2014).

Discussions:

• Whether journalists are using it or not, technology like Google Glass still marks a significant change in both the ability to gather stories and the number of journalist
  (i.e. Glass Explorer ) participating in the storytelling process. With that in mind, Google Glass reached out to a thinking leader in the digital journalism’s story-telling field (Glass Journalism 2014).                                                                source: flickr.com
  
  
• Working in tandem, AR and Google Glass utilization opens new ways for journalists to tell stories using. While printed media becomes what it seems like belongs to a dinosaur age, digital journalism will get ahead of a budding technology trend this way.
  
  
• Avoid being a “glasshole”. Google Glass marks the evolution of journalism etiquette, social stigma, and privacy. Journalists should consider using Glass in culturally acceptable places and fashions, at the same time, be cognizant of where use of Glass will be deemed obtrusive, privacy-invading, and social intruding (i.e. many patrons who do not wear Glass are uncomfortable about being in the same place as those that do) (Hill 2013; Reid 2014; Steward 2013).
  
  
• The Google Glass platform is still new - no one has defined what journalism looks like on there – yet it is such an opportunity for the journalism industry to hijacks technology and to be proactive about shaping what journalism profession and skill sets will look like in the future (Wagner 2014).
  
  
• I believe that Glass emerges as a nexus of digital and real experience. I am jealous of how journalists have the privilege to pioneer such invention to determin how digital and real spaces are able to intersect, cohesively and respectfully, to deliver to news consumer, an extraordinary first-person perspective of the world.

References

Aedy, R. 2014, 'Doing Journalism with Google Glass', Radio National, 6 March, abc.net.au, Australia, retrieved on 6 June 2014, <http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/mediareport/doing-journalism-with-google-glass/5302992>.

Glass Journalism 2014, 'ScribbleLive profile piece on Glass Journalism + Me', Glass Journalism, glassjournalism.tumblr.com, retreived on 6 June 2014. 

Hill, S. 2013, 'How Google Glass will change the future of broadcast journalism', Media Shift, 18 July, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), retrieved on 6 June 2014, <http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/07/is-google-glass-the-future-of-journalism/>. 

Reid, A. 2014, 'Could Google Glass change the face of journalism?', Journalism.co.uk, 15 January, retrieved on 6 June 2014, <http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/could-google-glass-change-the-face-of-journalism-/s2/a555596/>.

Steward, C. 2013, 'Intro to Glass: Trying not to be a Glasshole', Glass Journalism, glassjournalism.com, 27 August, retrieved on 6 June 2014. 

Wagner, K. 2014, 'USC is offering a Google Glass course for journalism', Mashable.com, 25 March, retrieved on 6 June 2014, <http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/usc-google-glass-journalism/>.