http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/news/archives/Main/Is+it+all+over+for+bloggers.htm
Alan Rusbridger, Editor of The Guardian, defends the ongoing value of newspapers in the face of competition from bloggers. Includes the full lecture in streaming video.
They came for the newsroom. It was ready.
"The truth is that prestige journalism is lousy with Bari Weisses, up and down the line. Ask any journalist trying to cover the genocide in Gaza or the social death of gender nonconformists."
"But these questions are framed in this way to encourage us all to aspire towards roles that enable us to do our best work, to have the biggest impact, and to live according to our values."
Things I've learned.