http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/12/08/japan-crisis-in-primary-news-reporting/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 30 May 2012 14:55:52 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/12/08/japan-crisis-in-primary-news-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-1538215 Our Man in Abiko Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:18:21 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=53694#comment-1538215 Increasingly, there are no borders on information. Speaking as a former newspaper reporter and sub-editor in the UK, US, and Japan, I sympathize with the reporter, but frankly, the business models have changed. Already in the UK and US and soon if not already in Japan, the game has moved elsewhere - to the internet. Who collects the news in this brave new world? A good question. I have a hunch it will be almost exclusively citizen journalists (amateurs and former pros). There will still be a need for good editing and even more for opinion, just there is no need for the hierarchical media conglomerates. In the long run, that is not a bad thing for democracy. That's just my two penneth. Increasingly, there are no borders on information. Speaking as a former newspaper reporter and sub-editor in the UK, US, and Japan, I sympathize with the reporter, but frankly, the business models have changed. Already in the UK and US and soon if not already in Japan, the game has moved elsewhere – to the internet. Who collects the news in this brave new world? A good question. I have a hunch it will be almost exclusively citizen journalists (amateurs and former pros). There will still be a need for good editing and even more for opinion, just there is no need for the hierarchical media conglomerates. In the long run, that is not a bad thing for democracy. That’s just my two penneth.

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