Abundance of Digital Info Could Signal End of Newspapers

Andrew Rossi, who made the documentary "Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times," looks at the media and warns that the tsunami of digital information could spell the end of even the most respected newspapers.
"And particularly the threat is to traditional investigative reporting and journalism which takes place in institutions like The New York Times," says Rossi, who argues the dissemination of information online could threaten quality journalism. "I think that the idea of the democratization of information flow is really exciting. But there is also something to be said for a process that involves editors and writers and sort of the filtering of information in checking and in making sure that it's accurate. Something that the blogosphere doesn't always provide."
According to Rossi, free flowing news on the Internet has killed newspapers around the world and had an impact on the New York Times itself. The paper's circulation and revenues from ads are down.  Some journalists have been laid off. As a result, content can suffer.   Abundance of Digital Info Could Signal End of Newspapers