poynter online

On the site Poynter Online there is a story about 5 young journalists. They were asked what they thought the future of newspapers and the whole business is heading. I was surprised to find that a few thought print news would always have a place and a few thought that web news is where it’s all heading. There was some general consensus that the web is going to play a major role in the future with people getting news on the iphones and blackberries. There is still a hold out for print however. There is debate whether it will be run by 50 year old men in a tiny section, or whether it will evolve into a magazine form with investigative pieces. Where ever news is headed, there is no argument that people will always need the news and journalists to report, in whatever form it takes.