In the midst of all this exciting innovation, there's one certainty: The future of journalism, whatever it looks like, is bright -- we just have to figure out how to pay for it.
Tim Gleason is the dean of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication and is looking forward to this weekend's Portland digital journalism camp.
We have probably heard many of the points before but it is worth summarising some of his thoughts
1.Journalism has lost its monopoly as the authoritative source of information.
2.In our networked world, our sense and understanding of community has changed. and
3.this isn't just a crisis for journalism and it isn't just print journalism that's in trouble it's a crisis for democracy.but he continues
I'm also optimistic. We're at the beginning of a Golden Age of journalism, and despite the disturbing declines we're seeing within the industry, it's an exciting time to be a journalist.
Very much my own sentiments
Ht-Kevin Anderson
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