Despite all these George Jetson-like predictions, today's journalists see the Internet as simply another way to improve the reporting environment, rather than render the work they do obsolete. They think the print medium is too well-entrenched to ever be replaced by computers. I see it as being an enhancement. I think readers are going to want something they can read on the train, something they can pass around. I don't think on-line is ever going to replace print.
People still like to read the newspaper, they still like to read print.
We asked our two journalists where they thought the profession was headed. David Weir, managing editor of Salon Magazine, suggests the technological advances of the medium will remove all limits for newsgathering. In the information age, we're almost getting to a point where there's no question out there that can't be answered. Matt and Gerald expressed caution expressed about the future impact of Internet technology on the journalism process. They note that it's important not to lose contact in the digital age.