‘State of the News Media’ is no news flash

The headlines from the fourth annual State of the News Media are no surprise to anyone who has been thinking about the future of journalism. This NPR interview with Tom Rosenstiel, one of the report’s authors, covers familiar ground: the shift in power to the citizen/audience, the loss of the gatekeeper role for journalists, the abundance of opportunities presented to journalists by technology.

I haven’t plowed through the whole report yet, but I certainly agree with the basic premise in the overview: “The pace of change has accelerated.”

Maybe it should read “continues to accelerate.” That’s how it feels where I work. How about you?