American journalism is at a transformational moment, in which the era of dominant newspapers and influential network news divisions is rapidly giving way to one in which the gathering and distribution of news is more widely dispersed. As almost Full Story »
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This is a sincere attempt to address the unfortunate situation of downsized newspapers and television stations. The authors need to understand how Internet is programmed (free information in exchange for consumer psychographics); without that knowledge, everything presented here is conjecture. In jeopardy is why we report the news--to generate revenue or to afflict the comfortable? Nevertheless the authors try to persuade us that everyone is a journalist now, or can be, and gloss ... More »
Technology surveils and sells; without reporters on the street, where the disenfranchised dwell--from homeless to HUD--you get surface reporting. ... More »
What is bound to be a chaotic reconstruction of American journalism is full of both perils and opportunities for news reporting, especially in local communities. More »
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