Dan Gillmor's recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of journalism and public discourse:
"Journalism's old guard is in a panic. With the latest bad news -- massive editorial staff reductions coming at the San Francisco Chronicle and believable rumors of similar cuts at an already shrunken San Jose Mercury News, among other things -- it's no wonder that people who care about the traditional journalism business are frightened.
But if the issue is the future of journalism -- as opposed to corporate business models -- there's at least as much reason for optimism as paranoia ..."
Click on the link to Gillmor's article to read more.
Also watch this video on the future of journalism and "participatory media":
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