Last night I saw a fantastic show on PBS Frontline about the future of news and reporting that's an absolute must-see. Among the things it discusses:
- How the internet is changing news, with in depth analysis from major players in the field.
- How newspapers are trying to adapt to the internet and being forced to adapt to the internet.
- The role of newspapers in society.
- The role of bloggers in journalism.
- The importance of in-depth reporting.
- Local news reporting vs. in-depth international reporting.
- Using the Chicago Tribune's ownership of the LA Times as a case study, an absolutely fascinating analysis of whether newspapers should be publicly or privately owned.
Luckily PBS has the show online. The show is definitely must-see viewing for anyone who is remotely interested in the state of the news and the future of news, blogging and reporting.
Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/part3/
Video: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/view/ and click on "Part 3" (or BitTorrent, not that I necessarily condone that).
The other two parts in the four-part series do carry a somewhat controversial subject matter (government going after journalists and journalism). I haven't seen those first two parts yet, but suffice to say that this third-part is not controversial at all and is one of the most fascinating reports I've seen on TV in a long time - thoroughly recommended viewing!
If you had a chance to see it already, let us know what you thought!
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