In the new media, the market will be so saturated with diverse points of view that the voice of a professional, open-minded, objective observer will have added value amid the cacophony.
Predictor: Hume, Ellen
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 research paper titled “Tabloids, Radio and the Future of News,” Ellen Hume of the Annenberg Washington Program writes:”In the new media, the market will be so saturated with diverse points of view that the voice of a professional, open-minded, objective observer will have added value amid the cacophony. Instead of avoiding discussions of values and meaning, however, journalists might be wise to increase the diversity of viewpoints and sources used to create the news. When appropriate, a journalist should disclose biases and make it clear that the professional goal is to hear from all sides. ‘Public’ journalism is not ‘advocacy’ journalism. Public journalism invites participation in public discourse and the news agenda and offers information about citizen involvement and potential solutions to problems. Journalists should protect their objective watchdog function to help enforce fairness and political accountability.”
Biography:Ellen Hume wrote “Tabloids, Talk Radio and the Future of News: Technology’s Impact on Journalism” as an Annenberg Senior Fellow at Northwestern University in 1995. She had previously served as executive director of the Joan Shorenstein Barone Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Her work analyzed how media, politics and government interact. She was a White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, served as National Reporter for the Los Angeles Times and also worked at the Detroit Free Press. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: Tabloids, Talk Radio and the Future of News
Title, headline, chapter name: Conclusions: The New Marketplace for News
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.ellenhume.org/articles/tabloids5.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Little, Brandi W.