Journalists have always competed to try to get the scoop on a story before their rivals. Fairness and accuracy are two of the main goals in reporting, but now more than ever speed and efficiency are crucial to successful journalism. Now with help from the internet, journalism continues to grow and change.
Alternet.org writer Will Bunch wrote an article about journalism and the internet in 2008 called, "A Landmark for Bloggers - and the Future of Journalism." Bunch believes even more specifically, that the internet has helped re-invent investigative reporting, "by using new techniques that emphasize collaboration over competition and by working with readers and through collective weight of many news sources to expose government misconduct."
In the article Bunch highlights Blogger Josh Marshall, founder of the interactive website Talking Points Memo, who won the prestigious George Polk Award, (aka the Golden Globe of American Journalism)
What I enjoyed about reading Bunch's article was he talks about the future of journalism, saying that the internet is a new tool and bloggers have a new way of thinking, so stories are discovered that may not have been broken with traditional journalism. Using collaboration over competition is something mainstream media does not do all the time, but I think in the near future as more and more Bloggers like Marshall gain recognition for quality journalism, we will begin to see main stream media reach out to and collaborate with independent media outlets.
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