Reader Response Six
Optimism in a Time of Chaos and Change
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/07-4NRwinter/p88-rosenthal.html
This was a refreshing and poignant article that looks towards the future of news journalism in an optimistic light as opposed to one fraught with failure. I agree with the author when he talks about the primary difficulty that the news and media outlets face is that of money. The problem is that news corporations are a business and are subject to the same business models that put profit above all else. The quality of reporting has become, now more then ever, less of a priority then the news publisher’s ability to make money. I like how the author brings journalism back to its original, nobler role in the context of society when he mentions how journalists have the power to shape history, bring down tyrants, etc. I also think it is important to consider, as the author mentions, how journalism is the only business protected by our constitution and what that means for its place in our modern world. The world of journalism and news media is changing quickly and it seems important in this day to look back and adapt some of the values and passion of journalism from the past to revive the future.
