Revolution in Journalism?

Abstract

As a means of interpersonal communication, the mobile phone has experienced an unbelievable boom and is now an integral part of everyday life (Ahonen & O’Reilly, 2007; Carey, 2006, p. 116). There are now more than 4 billion mobile phones worldwide (Bitkom, 2009). In Germany, market coverage stands at more than 130 percent (Bundesnetzagentur, 2009). The reason the mobile phone has been embraced to such an extent can mainly be attributed to social change, which is characterized by the buzzwords “mobility” and “individualization” (Matsuda, 2009, p. 19). Being reachable anywhere and at any time is concomitant with the increasing levels of mobility in society, on both private and professional levels. The convergence of mobility and communication has created the image of an individual who is able to communicate with anyone, anywhere, and in any situation. This total “reachability” is a state that most people have already attained (Hanekop & Wittke, 2005, p. 113). This most innate characteristic of the mobile phone can therefore be considered to be in the personal sphere. All in all, we can speak of “communicative mobility” (Hepp, 2006, pp. 15-21) in a “mobile promised land characterized by ubiquity, connectivity and convenience” (Aguando & Martinez, 2008, p. 69). These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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