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Journalism: The best of times, and the worst of times

GigaOM by Mathew Ingram | Jun. 3, 2012 (Interview)

Journalism professor Tim McGuire, a long-time newspaper editor and Pulitzer Prize judge, says there is much upheaval in the media industry but a lot of potential as well -- provided media entities give up their gatekeeper role and learn to serve their readers better. Full Story »

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Subjects: Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Innovation, Internet, Technology, Computers, Journalism, Mainstream Media, New Media, Social Networks, Future
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jun 3, 2012 - 4:00 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Sirajul Islam (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jun 3, 2012 - 4:19 PM PDT

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 by Sirajul Islam - Jun. 7, 2012

A good read on the future of journalism...But I think, it looked more how readers can be engaged to pay for future journalism since many now believe in charging users for content. But McGuire argues that media companies have to think about what they are offering in return, and if it is just commodity news or information then they will almost inevitably fail.

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    Arizona State University by Tim McGuire | Jun. 1, 2012 (Opinion)
    The idea that legacy media can find a silver bullet such as tablets, or pay walls, or reinvigoration of old advertising models is silly and reckless. The only silver bullet is ...
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