Can 20th Century Journalism Make it in the 21st Century? - tapscottscopydesk

Too little, too late? - powerlineblog January 21, 2006
Earlier today, Scott linked to Hugh Hewitt's outstanding Weekly Standard piece on the Columbia School of Journalism. The estimable journalist Nicholas Lemann is now running CSJ, and is trying to teach a new generation of journalists what he calls "power skills." By this he means the capacity to discover and analyze data through sophisticated research and analytical skills. Hugh is sympathetic to the project, but doesn't believe it can save the MSM.
Can 20th Century Journalism Make it in the 21st Century? - tapscottscopydesk - Saturday, January 21, 2006
Blogger and Talk Radio host Hugh Hewitt has a fascinating and important column in the latest Weekly Standard entitled "The Media's Ancien Regime." To put it bluntly, Hewitt has little hope for anything remotely resembling a bright future for what has passed for much of the previous century as objective journalism.