Final Blog Assignment

In preparation for our final class session, please write a post in which you describe your vision of the future of news.
We have discussed a lot of different forces that are shaping the future of the news media: economic forces, the emergence of new technologies. demographic changes, etc.
And we have also looked at a lot of different kinds of news media and communications platforms, from printed newspapers and broadcast television to blogs, social networking sites and Twitter.
Now, let's try to look 10 years into the future, and imagine how these forces will continue to interact and evolve. Think about some of the following questions:
Which present-day news media will still be around, which, if any, are likely to disappear, and how will they evolve? What new forms of news media do you foresee?
What role will economics play in shaping the future of our news media system? How will we pay for news?
What consequences will the changes that you foresee have for the way our democracy functions?
What role will non-professionals play in the production and distribution of news?
As much as possible, say why you think things will develop as you predict.
Please write at least 300 words, but you are welcome to write more.
You are welcome to recycle your work on this blog post as part of your final paper, if it is appropriate to the topic you have chosen.

You may want to revisit Epic2015 for inspiration. Available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQDBhg60UNI and lots of other places.