Journalism has gone digital! While this is undoubtedly good news for most of us – the barrier to entry for the field has never been lower – it raises serious questions for the future of the industry. It is widely known that traditional institutions (such as newspapers or magazines) that support professional journalists are failing. Their revenue models are built off a disproven assumption that people are willing to pay for their content.
This series of articles seeks to brief the reader on the current state of the industry and provide my personal brand of analysis of what needs to be done.