News that is both fast and accurate will be the credibility standard on the information superhighway. While future newsrooms may be virtual, the need for journalists on the information superhighway will be real. Yes, the public will have more information at its fingertips than ever before. But that information glut will create a critical role for talented people who can shift, shape and share it … As the technology becomes more commonly available, more reporters will be able to work as journalistic nomads, roaming their geographic or electronic communities to cover stories whenever and wherever they happen.
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 says:”News that is both fast and accurate will be the credibility standard on the information superhighway. While future newsrooms may be virtual, the need for journalists on the information superhighway will be real. Yes, the public will have more information at its fingertips than ever before. But that information glut will create a critical role for talented people who can shift, shape and share it. Ann Brill, a journalism professor at the University of Missouri, who helps run the Digital Missourian projects with the Columbia Missourian, said future journalists will need to see news as a whole – text, audio, video, data – and be able to organize the elements to best serve the user … As the technology becomes more commonly available, more reporters will be able to work as journalistic nomads, roaming their geographic or electronic communities to cover stories whenever and wherever they happen.”
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:
Page 98
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne