How dark is the future of Worcester journalism?
by Mike - November 21, 2008 10:35am
I hope it’s not that dark.
You probably know that the business model behind print journalism doesn’t work anymore, and that around Worcester print journalism does the heavy lifting–nobody covers the day-to-day of government, crime, schools, and local sports like the T&G.
There are various theories of how a mixture of people screwing around on the net (blogging, Digging, etc.), nonprofits, and the occasional independent pro will form into a very different, but similarly useful, ecosystem of news.
Is it happening around here? Is it even close to happening?
A couple days this week, I will attempt a roundup of the day’s news, features, and photos using online sources (that are not telegram.com). My guess is that we’re 0.1% of the way there, but we’ll see.
If you have any suggestions, or are trying something like this on your own, post a comment or e-mail me; I’d be happy to promote your efforts as much as my own.
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I just heard you mention this when I listened to the 508 about two hours ago. I’ll be interested to see how many nuggets of real news you can source via the blogs.
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