The David Letterman Affair

Old Media meets New Media in revelation of sordid late-night affair!
Read all about it. David Letterman's affair backlash.



Letterman admits to affair. Fans are abuzz trying to "spoil" the story by "sleuthing" all over the web for details. "video search: letterman affair"

Old media CBS is protective, plays cat & mouse game with YouTubers, keeps video confession off cyber-air-waves.No mention of on-air confession on Letterman's show web page. Comments section is on fire!

Twitter's buzzing. Search #letterman.
Blogs are buzzing. Type "blog:david letterman affair" in Google search for 50,000 returns.

Yahoo! & Twitter: White House Q&A on Health Care

The White House answers' questions from "netizens" via Yahoo! News and Twitter.

An example of the new kind of participatory culture in the age of convergence.

"News" in the Age of Twitter: Obama & Kanye West

From the L.A. Times: read what happened when an ABC News correspondent prematurely twittered a report that President Obama called Kanye West an "jack***."

Of course, there is a second layer of reporting here, with the LA Times reporting on the inappropriate report and echoing the news, giving the story a longer life!

Professional standards for journalists are being challenged in the age of 24/7 connectivity and immediacy.