Kathy English,(pictured) the Toronto Star's public editor has an interesting column about the latest State of the News Media report by the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
"The 180,000-word annual State of the News Media, circa 2010, begins with a two-word question I expect all journalists have already asked themselves – 'What now?'
"Indeed, the dizzying pace of change in the media is nothing less than a 'revolution' in which many critical questions about the future of journalism remain unanswered, this year's report on the health and status of the news media by the Washington-based Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) tells me.
"Among the questions it raises about news in the digital age are:
"What ethical values about journalism will guide new media?
As established news organizations become smaller, is there some collaborative model that would allow "citizen" journalists to supplement the work of professional journalists in a meaningful way?
"Will legacy media and new media cooperate more?
"If they do, how can one operation vouch for the fairness and accuracy of something they did not produce?"
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