With the amazing proliferation of materials available to us all on-line, we can become more active watchdogs of the government *and* the press, and the chances will increase for us to participate in areas where we once felt powerless. Look out for e-mail interviewing, more journalism Listservs and bulletin boards, more on-line papers and magazines, more opportunities to e-mail to the press, and more information to keep up with. It’s all happening on the Net.
Predictor: Woodbury, Marsha
Prediction, in context:The June 1994 issue of The Network Observer, an online newsletter, carries an article titled “The Net Gives New Life to Journalism,” by Marsha Woodbury, director at large for Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility and a doctoral student at the College of Education at the University of Illinois. She writes: ”Every day more government documents are coming on-line, allowing us to ‘possess’ the documents in our offices … Though many people are worried about power being concentrated in the hands of those who own and control the methods of delivery, there is a tremendous freedom for us all to explore the Net. With the amazing proliferation of materials available to us all on-line, we can become more active watchdogs of the government *and* the press, and the chances will increase for us to participate in areas where we once felt powerless. Look out for e-mail interviewing, more journalism Listservs and bulletin boards, more on-line papers and magazines, more opportunities to e-mail to the press, and more information to keep up with. It’s all happening on the Net.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Journalism/Media
Name of publication: The Network Observer
Title, headline, chapter name: The Net Gives New Life to Journalism
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/tno/june-1994.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne