It had to happen sooner or later. One of my fan club (of four) asked when I would start blogging again. I have no excuse. There is much going on and I need to jump in an play with the social media tools that we are experimenting with in the classroom.
I am a bit weary of the gloom-and-doom coming from the print industry although I sympathize with so many great people who have been displaced by this century's declines. This is an exciting time for entrepreneurial journalism. Delivery systems are evolving every day now and there are opportunities for critical thinkers to meet and match market demands with relatively low start-up costs. New business models are bound to evolve around changing patterns of users and advertisers...those conversations are happening already.
We are at an odd time when it comes to generational expectations for the delivery of news and information. I hear more and more often that experienced, print journalists are re-learning to play and experiment with new media. I encourage that mix of maturity and child-like curiosity from both older and younger generations...and I have to admit some disbelief that resistance to 'play' may be greater among the young. We all have learning to do. We all need to take a more active role and more responsibility for our own, personal learning.
I am back. I am learning. Let's talk!