Nobody has the answers

Mark Luckie over at 10,000 words looks at 10 ugly truths about journalism and decides that amongst other things

1.The stories that are published are the stories that sell.

2.Many stories are not copy edited and

3.Many stories come from wire services

But maybe his last one is the most pertinent

Everyone is looking for the savior of journalism and the solution to the industry's problems. Social networking, paywalls, restructuring and micropayments have all been suggested as the key to saving journalism, but anyone who says they have a definite answer is delusional or misinformed. Together we will try to do everything to ensure journalism's future, but what exactly that magic solution is remains to be seen.