Wednesday, June 03, 2009

A question of trust

There are two big issues regarding the survival of news organizations: trust, and business models.


The words of Craig Newmark writing at the Huffington Post adding that

News orgs earn trust by visibly doing a lot of fact-checking, and by keeping their financial interests separate from reporting. The latter means that the income of the news org should not influence what or how they report.

2 comments:

Derek Barry said...

Hi Nigel.

I just read the profile about you in www.journalism.co.uk and your story reminds me of my own.

I'm 45 in a few weeks time and just quit IT after 20 odd years to pursue my passion for journalism. I fully agree with your statement now is the right time to become a journalist. Good luck with your plans!

cheers,
Derek Barry

Nigel Barlow said...

Thanks Derek,

I wish you well in your plans.Please keep in touch and let meknow how you get on