the media earthquake seen by Frederic Fillioux (www.mondaynote.com) delivered to TEDxParis and TEDxNWC on Jul 8, 2009

1. Paris
The Media Earthquake
Frédéric Filloux July 8th , 2009

3. journalism

4. pessimistic

5. • stabulattion

8. Nostalgic

10. revisit

12. 1992

15. L.A. riots

16. L.A. riots

17. 53 dead

18. 3600 fires

19. 1100 buildings destroyed

20. state
of emergency

21. national guard called
curfew imposed

23. on scene reporting
• libé screens

24. cop stories

25. human stories

26. justice stories

28. 1992

30. $4500

31. $4500

32. tandy

33. cellphone

34. no digital camera

39. looks like
100 years ago

40. why ?

41. how different

42. how different
faster (maybe)

43. how different
faster (maybe)
amplified (probably)

44. how different
faster (maybe)
amplified (probably)
more accurate

45. how different
faster (maybe)
amplified (probably)
more accurate
better anticipation

47. faster ?

48. faster ? not so sure

49. faster ? not so sure

50. faster ? not so sure
#lariots

51. faster ? not so sure
#lariots

52. faster ? not so sure
#lariots

55. amplified ?

56. amplified ?
for sure !

57. amplified ?
for sure !
sms

58. amplified ?
for sure !
sms
cell phone

59. amplified ?
for sure !
sms
cell phone
twitter

60. amplified ?
for sure !
sms
cell phone
twitter
twitpic

61. amplified ?
for sure !
sms
cell phone
twitter
twitpic
live blogging

62. more importantly

63. more importantly
better accuracy

64. more importantly
better accuracy
better anticipation

66. the power
of
data

70. suppose an access to...

71. suppose an access to...

72. suppose an access to...
records of the Simi Valley court

73. suppose an access to...
records of the Simi Valley court
stats on the L.A. Police Departement

74. suppose an access to...
records of the Simi Valley court
stats on the L.A. Police Departement
socio-eco data on South Central L.A.

75. suppose an access to...
records of the Simi Valley court
stats on the L.A. Police Departement
socio-eco data on South Central L.A.

76. suppose an access to...
records of the Simi Valley court
stats on the L.A. Police Departement
socio-eco data on South Central L.A.

78. findings

79. findings

80. findings
Simi Valley court was the riskiest possible
choice for such trial

81. findings
Simi Valley court was the riskiest possible
choice for such trial
LAPD had a terrible track record

82. findings
Simi Valley court was the riskiest possible
choice for such trial
LAPD had a terrible track record
socio-eco structure of South Central L.A.
was a receipe for a social disaster

83. findings
Simi Valley court was the riskiest possible
choice for such trial
LAPD had a terrible track record
socio-eco structure of South Central L.A.
was a receipe for a social disaster

85. boring ??

86. boring ??
no, visual

87. visual data can be
quite powerful

88. visual data can be
quite powerful
let's move back to 1869

93. 98%

94. a much more
historical event

95. a much more
historical event
the Vietnam war

98. coverage ?

100. Khe Sanh siege

101. Khe Sanh siege
live newscasts

102. Khe Sanh siege
live newscasts
twittered

103. Khe Sanh siege
live newscasts
twittered
live blogged

104. agent orange

105. 10 years
agent orange

106. 10 years
4.8m exposed
agent orange

107. 10 years
4.8m exposed
400,000 deaths
agent orange

108. 10 years
4.8m exposed
400,000 deaths
500,000 birth
agent orange defects

113. instead

114. 18 months

116. Seymour
Hersh

117. the same
who, 34 years later...

119. for good measure
NV blogger

120. Fall of saigon captured on cell phone

121. impact ?

122. shorten

123. What would have been missed ?

127. what is left today
for journalism ?

128. it can be summed up
with this formula

129. SNR =
Psignal
Pnoise

130. SNR =
Psignal
Pnoise
signal-to-noise-ratio

131. ratio is a
to-n oise
sign al- wer ratio
or the po
te rm f a sig nal
b et ween rma tion)
ingfu l info oise
(m ean grou nd n
the b ack
and

132. ratio is a
to-n oise
sign al- wer ratio
or the po
te rm f a sig nal
b et ween rma tion)
ingfu l info oise
(m ean grou nd n
the b ack
and

133. ratio is a
to-n oise
sign al- wer ratio
or the po
te rm f a sig nal
b et ween rma tion)
ingfu l info oise
(m ean grou nd n
the b ack
and

134. ratio is a
to-n oise
sign al- wer ratio
or the po
te rm f a sig nal
b et ween rma tion)
ingfu l info oise
(m ean grou nd n
the b ack
and

135. ratio is a
to-n oise
sign al- wer ratio
or the po
te rm f a sig nal
b et ween rma tion)
ingfu l info oise
(m ean grou nd n
the b ack
and

136. whether it is through
original news gathering
or user content management
that's why we need journalists

137. "meaningful information"

138. "meaningful information"

139. "meaningful information"