The Press Sphere

               In his article “The Press Becomes the Press Sphere” Jeff Jarvis explores the concept of a ‘press sphere.’ According to Jarvis, this press sphere is the future of news. It replaces the way we used to get our news, “news through the filter of the press to us,” with a world of various sources, hyperlinks, and reader interaction. This reflects the way that most people get their news today. Nobody gets the news from just one source by watching one television show or reading one newspaper. A variety of sources are used such as the radio, television, newspaper, social networking – which encompasses a wide selection of websites to choose from. But that is pretty much where he lost me in a sea of web and technology lingo. I was a little confused by his models and his further explanations of a press sphere. I feel like I would need to be more knowledgeable on the subject matter to fully understand his argument. I do understand that he is following the pattern of most of the authors that we have read – that the internet is changing the way we interact with the world around us. And soon the internet may be our only source for the news.