Crowdsourcing

The crowdsourcing videos were interesting for me, because I have a roommate, Ethan, who's wholly devoted to print journalism. He works for The Eagle and spends long hours twice per week putting out issues of the paper. He readily admits that print journalism is a - it's perhaps too strong to say dying - weakening breed. I worked a stint in journalism but an old high school teacher of mine told me he was relieved I am no long interested in being a journalist, saying that aside from some "elite" newscasters journalism will be independently based.

This is why Ethan is not concerned about the future - if anything, crowdsourcing and the rise of the Internet is making it easier for people to take power into their own hands. The very blogging we do has shown to have tremendous sway provided we play our cards right. The future of journalism is uncertain with the rise of rapid communications and technology, but empowering individuals essentially levels the playing field. Time Magazine selected "You" as its Person of the Year for the sake individual entrepreneurship - they seem to have a good idea of where we can go from here.