Final Prompt: New Models for Journalism

I think it's more likely to sustain journalism online versus on print. I think print journalism will become obsolete relatively soon, but I don't think that newspaper companies will completely go out of business. People right now get most of their news online, so if newspapers were no longer printed, I think people would just gravitate to the newspaper's website. I think people will still want a newspaper, just via the Internet. I also do not think that minor newspapers will withstand on the Internet; Internet newspapers I think would be made up of larger companies that cover a large area. Then, the only smaller town papers will make it online is if they can use the local blog idea because if a larger newspaper has an issue with costs, there's no way a smaller newspaper will be able to afford anything but a free blog with volunteer writers. However, if no volunteers want to write for local online newspapers, companies will rely heavily on donations and grants, which with an economy like this, is unlikely to produce any positive results. In that case, if both larger and smaller papers cannot succeed online, it would not surprise me if companies like CNN, which are TV based, become more popular. I believe only the people truly passionate about journalism will dedicate themselves to non profit blog journalism, because if people can't get paid, they won't bother, and the public can always watch TV news if all else falls through.