December 2, 2009
The future of journalism on the Internet. Did Google just blink?
Three must-read articles published today on the future of journalism in an Internet world.
-- The Federal Trade Commission organized a two-day summit of media barons, editors, and bloggers, all talking about the future of journalism in an Internet world. Turns out, the future looks a lot like parasites. [via arstechnica]
-- Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, And The Desperate Need For Better Journalism. Arianna Huffington's speech at the journalism conference in Washington. [via The Huffington Post]
-- Did Google just blink? In a move announced on the Google news blog, publishers will be given a little more control.
Readers arriving via Google will be able to click through to five stories a day on a paid site like that of the Financial Times but if they try a sixth time they will come up against a subscription page. [via the BBC]
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