What do you think are the biggest challenges facing journalism today and what solutions do you propose?

Other than the obvious transition from print to media journalism, I think one of the main problems facing journalism involves the decision of what makes an event newsworthy. Journalists act as a sounding board to the public. They translate jargon and help readers/listeners understand the significance of events taking place in their community and across the world. This does not always amount to writing what the audience has direct interest in. A good journalist has the ability to take an event and help their audience see its applicability in their life. This can make journalism interesting to every audience without a journalist compromising his/her natural passion for discovering worthwhile news.

However, for print journalism, readership decreases daily and advertisers must invest their efforts elsewhere. I think it will take something drastic to change the way the new generation views journalism. This might mean a change in the regular style of writing or the layout of the paper itself. If papers took on a magazine format, delivered daily, readers might be more inclined to flip through its pages.