Project Introduction: “News will continue, but what shape will it take? What will the transition from the analog world to the digital mean for news as we have known it? What changes and challenges will this new medium trigger in the genetic structure of news itself? Where is the business going, and how will it get there?”
I. The Purpose of the News, The Purpose of the Net
Common Knowledge – Communal news in a fragmented world
Something to Talk About – The Internet as a communications tool
In Conversation – Megan Garber and Justin Peters talk about the news, the Internet, and the convergence of the two
Further Reading – Annotated reading lists from Megan Garber and Justin Peters
II. Authority and Credibility
Who Says – Narrative authority in a fragmented world
Trust Falls – Lessons from St. Louis on authority, credibility, and online communications
Further Reading – Annotated reading lists from Megan Garber and Justin Peters
III. Professionalism and Amateurism
IV. Narrative and Knowledge Structures
V. The Content/Platform Relationship
VI. Collaboration and Competition
VII. Dissemination and Impact
VIII. Capitalism and Free Culture
IX. Financing News
The Editors are the staffers of the Columbia Journalism Review.