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]]> By: Michelle Sullivan http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2009/06/ideos-innovative-ideas-on-the-future-of-journalism/#comment-6019 Michelle Sullivan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:43:10 +0000 http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/?p=2098#comment-6019 The old Chinese proverb "May you live in interesting times" is actually meant as a curse ... times of peace are not interesting. Times of revolution are. We certainly live in interesting times. And print media is heading, kicking and screaming, into a revolution, whether it likes it or not. With all the arguments against the death of print journalism, the fact remains that its destiny will be decided by straightforward factors of supply and demand. If the public doesn't want what you're selling then no matter how much you think they should, it just won't wash anymore. This debate often veers into the 'death of journalism', which is, I think, a mistake. The public may respond to different ways of obtaining their news, but there will always be a need for rigourous journalism in a democratic society. We have to be sure we're not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The industry has to find ways to adapt so that the very important service it provides society can continue to survive .. to the benefit of us all. If journalists continue to fight the trend, they'll simply end up in a losing battle for their very existence. Just got back from Tofino (BC) and feel inspired: I think journalists should be more like surfers and learn to ride the wave. So much more fun. The old Chinese proverb “May you live in interesting times” is actually meant as a curse … times of peace are not interesting. Times of revolution are. We certainly live in interesting times. And print media is heading, kicking and screaming, into a revolution, whether it likes it or not. With all the arguments against the death of print journalism, the fact remains that its destiny will be decided by straightforward factors of supply and demand. If the public doesn’t want what you’re selling then no matter how much you think they should, it just won’t wash anymore.

This debate often veers into the ‘death of journalism’, which is, I think, a mistake.

The public may respond to different ways of obtaining their news, but there will always be a need for rigourous journalism in a democratic society. We have to be sure we’re not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The industry has to find ways to adapt so that the very important service it provides society can continue to survive .. to the benefit of us all. If journalists continue to fight the trend, they’ll simply end up in a losing battle for their very existence.

Just got back from Tofino (BC) and feel inspired: I think journalists should be more like surfers and learn to ride the wave. So much more fun.

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