Event Summary
The difficulties experienced by traditional media outlets – especially newspapers – have been highly publicized and well-documented. The Internet and the emergence of social media have changed the way people around the world access information. For many, Walter Cronkite’s death was the end of an era -- and an opportunity to reflect on the changing nature of the media. Will newspapers and traditional media outlets be able to adapt to the new media scene?
The Scouting Report
Event Information
When
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Where
Online Only
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
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In this week’s edition of the Scouting Report, Ron Nessen, former White House Press Secretary and NBC reporter, now Journalist in Residence at the Brookings Institution, took your questions about the future of the news industry. Fred Barbash, senior editor at Politico, moderated the discussion.
Transcript
12:30 Fred Barbash-Moderator: Taking your questions today is a most familiar name: Ron Nessen, former White House Press Secretary and NBC reporter, now Journalist in Residence at the Brookings Institution. Welcome Ron and welcome readers.
12:31 Ron Nessen: Thanks Fred. I'm looking forward to answering the questions.
12:31 [Comment From Julie Yang] What will the current shift from print to online media mean for the newspaper industry's international correspondents?
12:32 Ron Nessen: Well, it's already having a big impact on international correspondents. Many news organizations have cut back on the number of correspondents they have stationed overseas...and some news organizations have cut out their foreign bureaus entirely.
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Participants
Expert
Ron Nessen
Journalist in Residence
Brookings Institution
Moderator
Fred Barbash
Senior Editor
Politico