http://www.vimeo.com/3499373 Journalism faces an unprecedented existentialist crisis, due to the economy, new digital platforms, and dwindling advertising revenues.  In collaboration with the Online News Association and the UW Journalism program, we hosted this forward-looking forum on potential future models of news.

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The economy keeps getting worse, and we communicators keep wringing our hands about the state of media — especially with the potential demise of the Seattle Post Intelligencer.  We’re even hosting our own event, “Journalism on the Brink: Can Digital Save It” this coming Wednesday (RSVP info below).

But as I stated in my Techflash.com profile last week, I believe that at the height of chaos, when everyone else is running away, there is immense opportunity for anyone who keeps their eyes on the prize.

Here at the Master of Communication in Digital Media, we have really focused on new communication models, and social media platforms as part of this opportunity.  Read more…