The chief environmental correspondent for NBC News, Anne Thompson, says the next generation of journalists will be part of the "figuring it out" process of the changing landscape of journalism. 
So says Technorati in its State of the Blogosphere / 2008 The numbers differ depending on who's doing the counting, but they are very convincing (77.7 million unique visitors in the U.S.; 94.1 million U.S. blog readers in 2007; 22.6 million U.S. bloggers in 2007, etc.).
In my daily search for newspaper front pages to hang on my office door, I came across this story on the cover of the Las Vegas Sun. Someone once said every edition of your paper ought to have a special gift for the reader: a story well told, a feature that is simply a treat to read. This story combines sports and an untimely death, which you may not regard as much of a treat. But the writer, Ron Kantowski, puts together the elements of good journalism -- thorough reporting and fine writing -- to tell a gripping story. I recommend it to your attention.
