David Carr sul New York Times, Media & Advertisement: The Fall and Rise of Media. Gran bel pezzo. Di “colore”, come si diceva ai tempi, e un po’ spaventevole nella prima parte di cronaca e storia, ma con un bel finale (evidenza mia):

Those of us who covered media were told for years that the sky was falling, and… then it did. Great big chunks of the sky gave way and magazines tumbled — Gourmet!? — that seemed as if they were as solid as the skyline itself..

So what do we get instead? The future, which is not a bad deal if you ignore all the collateral gore. Young men and women are still coming [to New York] to remake the world, they just won’t be stopping by the human resources department of Condé Nast to begin their ascent.

For every kid that I bump into who is wandering the media industry looking for an entrance that closed some time ago, I come across another who is a bundle of ideas, energy and technological mastery. The next wave is not just knocking on doors, but seeking to knock them down.

Citizen (and) Journalism, Politics (and) Transitions

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