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‘My introduction to daily journalism began with a murder. My introduction to Niemanry also began with a murder.’

Knight Foundation asks whether the community role newspapers play can be replicated by new media and offers to support those who show it can.

‘Tomorrow’s potential readers are using the Web in ways we can hardly imagine, and if we want to remain significant for them, we need to understand how.’

‘People can adapt to anything if the order comes from the person who signs the paychecks.’

‘Newspapers lacked the external vision necessary to see the vast range of opportunities created by the Internet.’

‘This journalism must recognize that the distribution, the organization, and the sources of our work must change.’

This model #1 linotype machine, built between January and June 1893, was first used in the Baltimore, Maryland area. It was sold to The Rappahanock Record circa 1925. Newseum collection/gift,…

As journalists, we think about what the Web means for work we do in reporting and disseminating news and information. Given its transformative capacity, we can regard the Web as…

‘In China, the Internet enjoys relatively greater freedom than other media. Even so, three of the articles I posted on my blog vanished without notice.’

Journalism is on a fast-paced, transformative journey, its destination still unknown. That the Web and other media technologies are affecting mightily the practice of journalism is beyond dispute. Less clear…