More Alternative Media

While continuing my reading of Wikinomics, I found some material in it that has the latest theme that I have been researching: Alternative Media.

In the chapter, The Prosumers, the authors cited Youtube, Slashdot, Digg and the Rabble. All part of the new age of Web2.0 or according to them its the "Democratizing of the Media". Digg's news items are voted by the readers and would be published accordingly by their popularity. Sounds great, as it is allowing participation by people.

I just wonder all these alternative sources of media would be the way to go where all content are actually produced by the consumers themselves whilst there is an erosion of the traditional media. Singapore's Straits Times actually is making use of this class of citizen reporters with their website Stomp with certain degree of success.

Then I found another good alternative website called Tom Paine. There is good article which is dated 20 June Bloggers And Heathers Go 15 Rounds that talks about mainstream media and blogosphere (alternative media).