The Future of Journalism Online

twitter writes "The slide in newspaper subscriptions continues for obvious reasons: convenience, variety, depth, cost and user control are all in favor of pull media. The BBC is wondering what this will ultimately mean for journalism. One interesting issue is brought up: 'papers like France's Libération [have] traditionally shunned advertising it deemed politically compromising and relied on its cover price for its income.' Even they see that internet distribution is the answer, but the BBC worries about the details." From the article: "The International Herald Tribune now sees itself as a media organisation rather than just a paper; their website features video stories and has taken the step of charging for premium content. 'Good journalism costs money and so we are trying to see what we can do to make sure we can continue to grow and support the business,' said Meredith Artley, director of digital development at the International Herald Tribune. "

Re:You don't need to.

[Planesdragon]

The newspapers are losing their readers because the newspapers are abandoning their readers. Real journalism is dying at the newspapers.

Not here in Albany NY. The Times Union has done as much investigative journalism as anyone could hope for -- they even went to court to get information.

Nationally, the NY Times and other papers of similar weight remain bastions of actual reporting.