The Future of Mass Media

Mass Media

In a rapidly changing media landscape, I can only wonder what the future of mass media looks. One example of possible new direction is the merging of citizen journalism and traditional media. Springwise spotted the latest example of this in Denmark. A local free newspaper is allowing bloggers and journalists to compete for spots in the paper. The question springwise brings up is if these contributors will get paid for their content one of these days. The full article can be accessed here.

Can this new idea catch on? Will a public demand for professionalism override amature journalism? Quite frankly, blogging and citizen journalism may only go so far. Education and experience is a valuable thing.

This topic will be followed in further posts.