A chance for the fourth estate

Having been away and missing quite the bulk of the slow devaluation of Parliament,my thoughts are this may be an interesting time for the media.

All the talk of its demise affecting its position as being the fourth estate can now be put to the test as we get the chance to debate our constitutional and political future.

Where will this debate take place?In the conventional media led by our daily newspapers,maybe by the local press as they scrutinise their local MP's or maybe in the blogosphere or on twitter?

As Andrew Grant-Adamson writes

There is a smell of revolution in the air and it gives British journalism its biggest challenge for a very, very long time

adding that

Will a media which has long been a part of the Westminster village be able to act as a moderator of the debate? In the age of the internet it is much better placed to do so than before as most now have areas where readers can join in debates.