Internet hurting journalism?
In a poll of 45 prominent “media insiders,” conducted by The Atlantic
and National Journal, two in three (65 per cent) say the Internet is
hurting journalism more than it’s helping, and 34 percent say it has
helped, the magazines report. See The Atlantic and National Journal.
In a poll of 45 prominent “media insiders,” conducted by The Atlantic
and National Journal, two in three (65 per cent) say the Internet is
hurting journalism more than it’s helping, and 34 percent say it has
helped, the magazines report. See The Atlantic and National Journal.
April 13, 2009
I hear the gasping of
I hear the gasping of dinosaurs sinking into their own goo. How can a medium with the ability to quickly and efficiently deliver news and information into millions of homes, without having to be physically trucked for a fee to people’s doorsteps, be bad for journalism? Maybe bad for their business model, but bad for journalism? There are some outstanding quality journalism sites online that seem to be managing just fine, working on the premise that any 16-year-old can figure out how to build a business on the net. The internet offers almost unlimited room to publish indepth journalism, without space limitations and the cost of paper and ink. Shouldn’t that be a good thing? It doesn’t take a lot of genius to figure it out, just a commitment to good, independent journalism in any medium.