Futurists Envision the Newspaper in 2020
By Larry Kilman, Thursday 18 October 2007 at 12:47 :: General :: #720 :: rss
What will the newspaper look like in 2020? The Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project asked 22 futurists, academics, industry insiders, internet pioneers and other media experts to envision the newspaper of the future, and their responses say much about the present state of the newspaper business.
Some say newspapers will resemble glossy magazines. Some say they will be individually tailored to readers. Some envision networks of news generators and digital news hubs.
All these future scenarios share one thing in common -- they're all based on current trends in the industry as newspapers evolve and grow as multimedia businesses.
"Envisioning the Newspaper 2020" will soon be published by SFN, exclusively for members of WAN. But the report served as a centrepiece Thursday in a seminar on the future of newspapers at the World Digital Publishing conference, which drew 400 media executives from 74 countries to Amsterdam.
Excerpts from "Envisioning the Newspaper 2020" can be found here.
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