The document discusses the migration of print journalism to the web and the challenges facing traditional newspapers. It notes that newspapers are closing at unprecedented rates and thousands of journalists have lost their jobs as print publications struggle. While some predict the death of print, others argue that subsidizing newspapers may be needed to prevent the world from losing important reporting. The emergence of websites, blogs, citizen journalism, and engaged readers on the internet has also changed the landscape of news reporting.

1. Foreign Affairs the migration of print to the web and the changing state of reporting

2. an abundance of news . . .

3. . . . or not !

5. . . . others predict the death of print

6. other headlines The death of the news If reporting vanishes, the world will get darker and uglier. Subsidizing newspapers may be the only answer. By Gary Kamiya Pages 1 2 3 Feb. 17, 2009 | Journalism as we know it is in crisis. Daily newspapers are going out of business at an unprecedented rate, and the survivors are slashing their budgets. Thousands of reporters and editors have lost their jobs. No print publication is immune, including the mighty New York Times. As analyst Allan Mutter noted, 2008 was the worst year in history for newspaper publishers, with shares dropping a stunning 83 percent on average. Newspapers lost $64.5 billion in market value in 12 months. other. paper cuts . .

7. 150 yr. Rocky Mountain News - closed

8. lots of comments, diverse perspectives

9. enter the Web . . .

10. . . . and a world of papers

11. the blogosphere

14. the absence of investigative

15. News focus across countries http://www.observatoiredesmedias.com/2008/03/24/le-monde-dans-les-yeux-dun-redac-chef-lamericaine-version/

16. Wiki Journalism “A professional newsroom can’t easily do this kind of reporting; it’s a closed system. Because only the employees operate in it, there can be reliable controls. That’s the system’s strength. The weakness is the organization knows only what its own people know. Which wasn’t much of a weakness until the Internet made it possible for the people formerly known as the audience to realize their informational strengths.”

18. the engaged reader/reporter

19. Net news also looks different . . .

21. News framings

22. Rocky Mountain News

25. media reform networks