Rising unemployment and a declining economy are placing enormous fiscal pressures on news organizations around the globe. The simultaneous declines in ad revenues and circulation levels have undermined the traditional business model of newspapers, radio and television networks. The competing emergence of Internet web sites and bloggers has changed the dynamic. As a result, the news media is increasingly merging with entertainment media – a trend which holds the promise of expanding public discourse but also threatens to diminish its quality.
Event Information
When
Monday, May 18, 2009
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Where
Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
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