Here is a book review from Mantex on New Media. He has it about right except for the last paragraph were he says that TV has no feedback..sites like the BBC and CBC are working hard on that one and do now have comments feedback sections were they encourage readers to comment. CBC also has a section for viewer photos and news of their own which they can post. All of this is in an attempt to answer some of the points below. It also should be noted that the two examples that I give are government news agencies, the British and Canadian respectively.
Mediactive - new book

http://www.mantex.co.uk/2010/12/27/mediactive/

Dan Gillmor is a blogger who back in 2004
launched the notion of the 'citizen journalist'.
Since that time, blogging has gone mainstream
and is even big business for a few.

This is his latest polemic in which he argues
that everyday folk have a golden opportunity
to fill the gap left by major news providers
as they slide into financial deficit.

His key point is that you no longer need
capital or a big organisation to start a
business. 'The barriers to entry are virtually
zero'.

Basically he wants us all to become more vigilant
and active participants in using the new media
tools at our disposal. And his other telling
argument is that we have two incredibly powerful
advantages over traditional journalism and the
broadcast media - these are the hyperlink and
the comment.

If television news reports an event, we have no
way of clicking through to check the source of
the information or any alternatives, and we
have no way of offering corrective feedback
or criticism.

http://www.mantex.co.uk/2010/12/27/mediactive/