Chicago's old and new media camps converged this past Sunday for a panel discussion in front of a packed audience of over 300 on the future of the journalism profession and newspaper industry. Representing the old guard were stalwarts like John Calloway and Carol Marin from WTTW and Eric Zorn from the Chicago Tribune. From the new media side were Geoff Dougherty from ChiTown Daily News and Andrew Huff from Gapers Block.
A lively three hour discussion ensued, covering issues like funding of newsroom operations, new business models to support investigative journalism, viability of online advertising, micropayments, and the role of community foundations in bridging the gap. No easy answers were formulated by the end of the day, but it was heartening to see a conversation beginning to form between experienced professional journalists and the young hotshot bloggers and technologists in the audience. There are several other interesting startups in the journalism space here in Chicago to watch that will help inform the future, whatever it may be, of media in this city.
For those who could not attend the event, WBEZ will be posting an audio recording of the event, and there will be a video rebroadcast on public access CAN-TV. Also see another take on this event.
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