Those of us who produce content will be in demand … The marketplace value of journalists and editors who master content will rise significantly.
Predictor: Loeb, Marshall
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for The New York Times, Glenn Rifkin quotes Marshall Loeb in a discussion about the future of journalists and newspapers. Rifkin writes:”‘Those of us who produce content will be in demand [when the Internet revolution takes hold],’ said Marshall Loeb, who is about to retire as managing editor of Fortune magazine. ‘The marketplace value of journalists and editors who master content will rise significantly.'”
Date of prediction: May 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: New York Times
Title, headline, chapter name: The Media Business: Seeing the Future of Print in a Universe Gone Digital
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=bb24bf2cb57df0a876fac4637ca42c53&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVzb-lSlAl&_md5=568b2a6e7782dd3855fb376296ce90bd
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Garrison, Betty