The future of news media characterized by uncertainty, over- and underestimation is a fascinating area of study. Nowadays everything is glocal, everyone can be journalist and a political player - news consumers become news producers. Unfortunately, there is a lack of theoretical and empirical researches about the future of journalism. Therefore my research questions are: 1) How will the journalism develop? (global and U.S. vision)? 2) How will the journalism develop in Latvia? 3) What are the development scenarios? The final paper consists of three parts and I have also proposed some recommendations in the end.
Contents
Introduction
The Future Of Journalism – Global and U.S. Vision
Objectivity, transparency and literacy matter
Traditional media will survive
Online media will get out traditional media
Problems with journalism ethics
Online media as a tool for campaigns and governance
Will Traditional Media Survive or Die in Latvia?
Traditional or online media – who will win?
Bloggers or journalists?
Format doesn’t matter, qualitative and investigative media matters
Looking Into the Future: Optimism or Pessimism?
Development scenarios
Which development scenario will take place in Latvia?
Conclusions and Recommendations
Bibliography