The New York Review of Books: ‘The practice of journalism, far from being leeched by the web, is being reinvented there’
July 27th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Newspapers, Online Journalism, Social media and blogging
A comprehensive review of internet-only journalism. While the view of the internet as a ‘parasite’ on ‘established institutions’, ‘has some foundation,’ Michael Massing finds that ‘over the past few months alone, a remarkable amount of original, exciting, and creative (if also chaotic and maddening) material has appeared on the internet.’
“The practice of journalism, far from being leeched by the web, is being reinvented there, with a variety of fascinating experiments in the gathering, presentation, and delivery of news. And unless the editors and executives at our top papers begin to take note, they will hasten their own demise.”
Hat-tip: @pickledpolitics.
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