Virtual News in a Virtual World?
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Second Life seems to be bringing all sorts of things into the fold. For all those who don’t have enough reality to keep them busy, they can now go to Second Life and get some fake news under the brand of CNN.
Along with the fake news, CNN wishes to sprinkle in some user generated content, as it is asking for pictures from camera phones, computers, and just about any other digital source.
from CNN
When Second Life residents observe an in-world event they deem newsworthy, they can take snapshots, shoot video, or write a report about the event and submit to CNN.
Submissions selected by CNN I-Report producers will go back into Second Life for residents to view throughout the virtual world. SL I-Reports may also be viewed and discussed in the real world at CNN.com’s SL I-Report Blog.
CNN’s in-world I-Report hub includes a news desk where CNN producers will hold weekly editorial discussions, and an amphitheater for larger in-world events, such as training sessions and appearances by CNN anchors and correspondents.
And they wonder why the county is going to hell in a bucket…
(I can hear the strains of the Grateful Dead now!)
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[tags] Second Life, virtual worlds, CNN, virtual news [/tags]
