Smells like a weblog: The

Smells like a weblog
: The Independent [via IWantMedia] predicts a future of disconnected media.

The concept of “a publication” may be obsolete in the ubiquitous information age. The current model assumes you pick your favourite newspaper, buy a small selection of regular magazines, tune in to a favourite station. But technology is going to make it easier to assemble your newspaper from multiple sources, or plan a video viewing sequence that is unpredictable. The mass market may soon be impossible to locate.

Familiar, eh?

1 response to “Smells like a weblog: The”

  1. Brett Rogers Avatar

    Personally, I compile my news each day through elibrary.com, Google news saved keyword searches, drudgereport.com, foxnews.com, and 4 or 5 weblogs that I read regularly.
    My question is this: If mass market publication whither, which they are, what happens to reporters? Are they replaced? Or could they belong to an independent group funded by us? Or is it just us, reporting at will?