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April 20, 2009
Premack Awards: Comments from the winners
I'm honored to be on the Board of the Premack Awards for public affairs journalism reporting.
Tonight was the awards ceremony. A great list of awardees! Here they are.
Quotes from Joel Kramer's key-note talk:
* Pessimistic on whether or not we can turn eyeballs into cash. Ads simply won't support traditional journalism in the future.
* What will pay for journalism in the future? Will readers pay for journalism?
* In 10 years, will journalism be like art is today, with participants "on the margins" or supported through entirely other means?
Alternative models -- potential:
1) Readers pay, either through subscriptions or voluntarily (iTunes model -- my analogy).
2) Philanthropy pays, especially for investigative reporting.
3) Gov't pays
"I don't know the answer. I know how much the answer matters." - JK
Favorite quote, from Jill Barcum at the Strib: "Medicate isn't the 800lb gorilla. It's the 1800 lb gorilla....When are politicians going to be honest with us about this."
Posted by Sean Kershaw at April 20, 2009 10:56 PM
Comments
Good post.
Posted by: Lynn | April 22, 2009 5:49 AM