The press is on the loose. (post 4)

The press is no longer neatly contained. The press no longer fits into a cookie cutter definition. It is expanding and growing with technology. Jarvis defines the press sphere through showing the changes that have taken place in the way America receives news. The press is no longer just news filtered through the press but instead an entire realm of information in multitudes of forms. Whether information is coming from the government, companies, or any number of sources, it is not longer contained as a direct filter.
His entire set up of the article is confusing. The drawings randomly dispersed make the writing seem choppy and sporadic. His explanation is not very clear in his writing and thus he relies to heavily on his drawings, which do not help clear things up. Maybe this is what Jarvis is getting at. There is so much going on in the world of press, in the world of news, in the world of information gathering, that the average person has trouble keeping up or interpreting what is important. I was also confused as to why he viewed this revolution of the press as a bad thing. It seems that Jarvis views this new press sphere in a negative light, writing that we must recognize the press sphere exists in order to “create successful new models for news.” However, looking at his drawings in which the press rules the world of news, it seems good for a healthy democracy. This new press sphere includes witnesses and multiple sources that allow for the most accurate and complete conveying of the news. Having such an involved press requires the government to be transparent in things they are do and remain accountable to their citizens. It also enables readers to have more of a chance to be easily informed (easy is important to our society). The article may have been easier to comprehend if Jarvis could have laid out his original definition of press, what he believes the press should be/used to be. It was hard to follow his entire article going off an abstract idea of original press and press sphere.