The Journalism Generation Gap

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth

Great stuff:

> - The old school would wish the government intervenes to support quality journalism, whereas we’d rather win the support of our fellow citizens through Spot.Us and Kickstarter.  > - The old school regularly reminds us that our readers are stupid, whereas the internet generation knows that our obsessive focus on breaking news is hardly congenial to people who wish to understand the broader issues facing our society.  > - The old school thinks good journalism is dying. The new school thinks news has become a commodity.
You might not agree with it [all](http://stdout.be/2010/two-cultures-in-media-criticism/), but it’s does highlight some of the major rifts in thinking…
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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 30. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.

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