Do newspapers have a future in the new information world? Why not, if they embrace the notions of interactivity and convivial media and begin to give their users a real say in the editorial production of the paper or broadcast – putting e-mail addresses at the end of every story or editorial, for example.
Predictor: Katz, Jon
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for The Scotsman, John Ivison quotes New York magazine media critic Jon Katz. Ivison writes:”Katz predicts a grim future for the newspapers unless they change fundamentally. ‘Almost everything a newspaper used to do, somebody else is doing more quickly, more attractively, more efficiently and in a more interesting, unfettered way,’ he said … ‘Do newspapers have a future in the new information world? Why not, if they embrace the notions of interactivity and convivial media and begin to give their users a real say in the editorial production of the paper or broadcast – putting e-mail addresses at the end of every story or editorial, for example.’ …’We need something very close to what a good newspaper is, but with a different ideology and ethic: a medium that gives its consumers nearly as much power as its reporters and editors have, that isn’t afraid of unfettered discussions, intense passions and unashamed opinion and recognizes we’ve already heard the headlines a dozen times.”
Biography:Jon Katz was a 1990s technology columnist/journalist who wrote for Wired, Slashdot, HotWired and Rolling Stone. Part of his career was spent as a reporter and editor for the Boston Globe and Washington Post and as a producer for the CBS Morning News. (Author/Editor/Journalist.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Newspapers
Name of publication: The Scotsman
Title, headline, chapter name: Online to the Youth Culture
Quote Type: Direct quote
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