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An introductory blog from Dan
I will be honest about blogs. I don’t trust them.
The proliferation of “citizen-journalists” has its upside, to be sure. Over the past few decades, we’ve seen a steady decline of smaller, independent journalism outlets. In their place, we’ve seen the growth of newspaper chains and the consolidation of broadcast outlets. We’ve seen a shift away from the public’s right to know in favor of the public’s right to be amused.
More recently, economic crises hit the industry hard, closing newspapers and reducing the number of mainstream journalism outlets from coast to coast. But widespread media cutbacks of the past few years are not simply a reaction to an economic downturn. They reflect a revolutionary change in how Americans receive information about the world. Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter transmit news faster than a squadron of newspaper delivery boys; nytimes.com receives 20 million visitors per month with a paid print circulation of little more than one million; smart phones, electronic tablets and mobile devices have recast traditional media molds.
Enter the blogosphere, which is a fine new word but a dangerous trend if anybody thinks it’s going to replace the role of journalism in a free society. Although it’s tempting to hail the democratization of media as a great breakthrough, the dangers of allowing anybody with a server and a keyboard to “inform” the public are pretty obvious. With no gatekeepers even pretending to hold up bedrock journalism principles of accuracy and fairness, we are losing the ability to separate the wheat from the gaffe.
Some might argue, “Who cares?” What is good journalism good for, anyway?
A lot. I taught journalism in Algeria as a Knight International Press fellow a few years ago, and a colleague from Lebanon showed me a remarkable pairing of lists. One, from Transparency International, ranked countries on how well their governments worked in key areas, like human rights and accountability. A second was from Reporters Without Borders, which ranked the same countries on their press freedoms.
You probably know where this is going. There was almost a one-to-one ratio between the countries with the biggest human rights violations and those with the most restrictive press.
Journalism still matters, and you don’t have to live in a repressive one-party state to appreciate it.
We started The Story Group because traditional media outlets in the United States may be floundering, but the public’s need and desire to know has not diminished. The need for and availability of online journalism is exploding, but no economic model has emerged to fund this important work. Delivery methods for journalism have changed, but not its importance.
If public interest groups, foundations and philanthropists wish to take advantage of this revolution, they, like news outlets themselves, need to fundamentally change the ways they communicate. The Internet now enables these organizations to reach a much larger audience with dynamic content and interactive, content-rich websites where members, funders, media and interested parties seek accurate information.
We at The Story Group believe in the enduring power of journalism. Important stories, well told, still have the ability to drive public opinion, motivate politicians, indict criminals, and, as Joseph Pulitzer famously remarked, “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.”
By marrying bedrock journalism practices, timeless storytelling techniques, and new media distribution possibilities, The Story Group is poised to take advantage of journalism’s vibrant and uncharted next phase.