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Future of News Media

Dave Winer has been writing about the future of news for a while, it’s worth clicking through and following the links/comments. Jeff Jarvis (another smart guy) has a good response as well. I’m not going to add a ton, other than to note that I think:

1. All news media will be be inherently digital w/ print as an afterthought in the next five years. If you want a printed newspaper/magazine, you’ll pay extra for it.

a) maybe the NYT and WSJ will still be mostly printed.

2. There will be essentially no difference between newspapers/magazines/TV/radio. All will have words, video, audio, audience participation.

3. Nobody has figured out the business model yet.

What is true for the news media is equally true for other forms of media – the CD will essentially vanish in the next two years; textbooks are on the path of the dodo. James Gleick got me thinking about this again…

Published Tuesday, December 02, 2008 3:14 PM by FrankShaw

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SharonG said:

I think the business model will have to come from a company that has all of these assets on hand - print, radio, tv, and web. Content will be shared cross-mediums and will be maneuvered and applied to fit each medium as necessary.

There are a couple companies out there that have this capability - but have yet to set real precedent in this arena.  

Additionally, for those who are not a part of a company that has all of these assets on hand (Time-Warner for example), I forsee a kind of unionizing or networking of companies that have just one or two of a specific medium. They will connect with others along similar veins with related content.

The thing that will change most I feel, is the interaction between audience and broadcaster. And that there actually will be one. This is something that the web medium, especially the recent 'Web 2.0' phenomenon, has brought to the forefront. Not to say that there will be a plethora of more 'American Idols'; television with scripted drama for example will continue, but mediums that augment that script to create an interaction will become standard. See the Heroes franchise for a burgeoning example.

Thanks for the post Frank! It's sure something immensely fascinating to think about, and enjoy watching unfold.

December 2, 2008 3:42 PM

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