Going on now: “From Gatekeepers to InfoValets: Work Plans for Sustaining Journalism,” a future-of-journalism conference in Washington, DC. Convened by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism—in collaboration with The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs and the Committee of Concerned Journalists—the conference is considering such of-the-moment topics in journalism as collaboration, personalization, and, yes, business models. (Here’s hoping it will also consider finding a better term for journalism’s social role than “InfoValet.”)
Anyway, you can watch the proceedings, live until 4p EST, below.
The watershed issue, for me, was the mainstream press's echoing the LIES about WMD. I watched the movie "Control Room", but I am unable to receive AlJazeera English.
So, it would take a long time, but...
if newspapers want my money, they'll have to prove again and again that they will stop telling government lies, will vet stories, and will present a variety of perspectives.
Until then, I'll browse the web for some semblance of truth.
#1 Posted by ex-subscriber, CJR on Wed 27 May 2009 at 01:45 PM