Whoops. One of the most prominent movers from full-time journalism to full-time blog advocate, Dan Gillmor, has had to change his direction somewhat. You can read what’s happened in his post, linked below.
From Dan: A Letter to the Bayosphere Community[Link rotted away]
Sadly, the old saying about pioneers and arrows in the back seems to still hold.
The media industry has been trapped in digital disruption for two decades. AI is only going to accelerate that change. Buckle up.
In amongst the relentless self-promotion, there are gems of wisdom to be found in LinkedIn…
The era of incremental media change is over, and the emerging media tsunami is upon us. It's exponential all the way from here on out.
Yes, being left behind is a risk. But so is destroying audience trust while leaving ourselves in hock to toxic companies.