FCC report recommends policy initiatives to protect journalism

A working group of staff members at the Federal Communications Commission issued a report calling for Congress and policy makers to support civic journalism. “There is a shortage of ‘local, professional accountability reporting’ which will (not surprisingly to any of us journalist folk) lead to corruption. The working group foresees a world where non-profit media, [...]

Opinion: Myths cloud discussions about future of journalism

In a commentary in The Washington Post, Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, lists five myths about the current state of journalism that should be trashed before discussing the future of journalism: “the traditional news media are losing their audience”; “online news will be fine as soon as [...]

Experts have reservations but say social media helps journalists

Experts agree that among other things social media can help journalists to develop stronger relationships with their readers, find sources quickly, reach a wider audience and do on-the-spot  reporting more effectively. -db MediaShift August 16, 2010 By Sandra Ordonez OurBlook.com has been conducting an ongoing interview series on the current and future role of journalism [...]

FTC discussion paper provokes debate on future of journalism

The Federal Trade commission has published a staff report with proposals to save print journalism, prompting widespread commentary. Hearings on the problem began June 15. -db Citizen Media Law Project Commentary June 14, 2010 By Eric P. Robinson The Federal Trade Commission—which last year created guidelines to impose ethical standards on bloggers—is now taking on [...]

Debate over media objectivity seen as threat to future of journalism

A scholar at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society argues that if the professional press is to survive, it must not succumb to partisanship or seek refuge in its commitment to objectivity but move beyond its identity as purveyors of objective news to compete on quality by doing a better job of telling human stories. [...]

Will it Work?: New German proposal for copyright system to save journalism

Citizen Media Law Project blogger Arthur Bright argues that Germany’s proposal to charge for journalism content using a system similar to that used by the movie and music industries is fraught with difficulty and will only delay the inevitable. To survive, says Bright,  journalism must develop a workable business model. -DB Citizen Media Law Project [...]