It's hard for me to write on the future of journalism... because that future is so unknown. However, there are many people (much smart than I) who can predict what my future holds. And no, they aren't fortune tellers or gypsies. They're just journalists, like us.
First, read this:
In this article, Philip Meyer
says that the future of Journalism lies within companies that are willing to
put in the extra time and effort to make the truest of all sources; no
objectivity whatsoever.
“But, sooner or later, publishers will
learn that to stand out in the noisy buzz of the information marketplace, they
will need more trustworthy products. Journalism that yields reproducible
results, reviewable by peers, open about its sources and methods, stands to
find a privileged place in this new marketplace. You can be its creators.”
(I just think
that last line is particularly inspiring.)
Next, read this:
In this second article, Elizabeth Filippouli talks about how technological innovation and adaptation is the key to our future.
“We are in a new, digital era of news
coverage and storytelling. Today we live in the real-time, personal web: the
way we find news (or news finds us) is novel, different.”
Sometimes it
kind of bums me out that I am majoring in something that oh… doesn’t exist anymore?
That the old forms of journalism are crumbling… and fast. And then I remember
the kind of world we live in. You know, the kind that changes at every moment? So I
believe we’re actually at an advantage. And a big one at that.
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