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Journalism is irrelevant in a digital world, says Wired Editor-in-Chief
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Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Wired magazine opened the second day at the SIIA Software Summit in San Francisco with a keynote presentation titled “Software and the Price of Free.” Mr. Anderson, who is a brilliant and engaging speaker, focused on how the economics of free are changing the way we consume information technology. I will cover the highlights of his presentation in a separate column.
I asked Chris Anderson his thoughts on the future of journalism, given the lack of barriers to entry, and the mass appeal of blogger and other user generated content. In response, he offered that the concept of journalism is hard to define in the 21st century, and mostly irrelevant.
Chris Anderson pointed that the marketplace has decided; anyone can report and write content, which is published and consumed online for free. It’s just where we’re going and nothing can stop it.
“But what about the old tenets of journalism?” was my next question.
“I don’t believe in those tenets” responded Mr. Anderson. He elaborated that those old principles are no longer applicable and he doesn’t consider himself a journalist.
I was intrigued and hooked for more. “But who checks the facts for what is published and consumed freely online?” I persisted. But my time had run out and I suspected that the conversation no longer held any appeal to him; or perhaps he had been confronted with the same questions persistently and was simply drained.
But I am still interested in the topic. Who will check my facts and the facts of my fellow columnists, bloggers and newly-appointed journalists? I would like to know.
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