The Future of Journalism

2010-07-24T11:26:00.000-07:00

Not another fatalistic column about the future of journalism? No, not from me. I happen to think journalism has a great future. Just not as journalism. Because, you might say, we are all journalists. Citizen journalism is taking hold. As is hyperlocal journalism. Some say microblogging is journalism. And it probably is. It just doesn't look like journalism. At least not traditional journalism. Traditional journalism is dead. Sure there are still newspapers and news outlets. But there are fewer now than there were 10 years ago.
Here's the question I can't help asking: If I had to choose again what I would do, would I choose journalism? Probably. But now I think I'd look for something more integrated. I'd choose a dual degree or design my own degree path.
So, what is the future of journalism? I hope it's better than the last decade. I hope it's not so dreary. I hope we do something more than just default to YouTube reporting. The Internet is what's good and bad about journalism now. It makes us all reporters and it makes reporting lazy. I hope there is still a place for Pulitzer Prizes. There are still stories to tell. There are still people who need to tell them. Let's hope they will be heard in the future.

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