The future of news, as viewed from 1993: What we got right, and very wrong

The (faxed) future of news delivery? Not.

For journalism, the future isn’t what it used to be. Especially when viewed from two decades ago. I recently undertook an archaeological dig (others call it “cleaning out files”) and came across a remarkable artifact of the pre-web days: a physical printout of a spirited debate on the future of the news media from CompuServe’s… Read More…

Commentary: Report shines little new light on journalism woes

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In the winter of 2009, Seattle was the center of a global maelstrom that has yet to bottom out: the collapse of the advertiser-supported business model that funded mainstream journalism. The Seattle P-I published its last printed edition that March after a flurry of town halls and salons where journalists, academics and news junkies tried… Read More…