The news product of the information superhighway likely will reflect the convergence of news media – text, audio and video – into a simple package. It will be interactive; consumers will be able to tailor the news to their interests. The technology of the information superhighway will give rise to more sophisticated, specialized digital news products that serve increasingly narrow “info-niches” of consumers … Real-time news services – where the news is constantly updated and delivered to customers electronically – also will be commonly available on the information superhighway.
Predictor: Freedom Forum
Prediction, in context:The 1995 book “The Information Revolution,” edited by Donald Altschiller, carries a reprint of the May, 1994, Freedom Forum article “Information Superhighway,” by an unknown author or authors. The article reads:”The news product of the information superhighway likely will reflect the convergence of news media – text, audio and video – into a simple package. It will be interactive; consumers will be able to tailor the news to their interests. The technology of the information superhighway will give rise to more sophisticated, specialized digital news products that serve increasingly narrow ‘info-niches’ of consumers. Desktops publishing technology has triggered an explosion of specialty publications. Online services are hosts to hundreds of electronic forums and clubs for nearly every vocation and avocation. Online micro-publishing will be common on the information superhighway, experts say. Real-time news services – where the news is constantly updated and delivered to customers electronically – also will be commonly available on the information superhighway. The business world had had them for years, but at prices prohibitive for the average consumer.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: The Information Revolution (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Information Superhighway
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Pages 96, 97
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne