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Today’s E&P: Young Journos and The Social Contract 2.0

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ August 18, 2008 ⋅   Email this post ⋅  Digg This ⋅  Share on Facebook ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Forgive my lengthy absence; I was out of town at my ten year high school reunion! 

In this week’s Editor & Publisher column I discuss the murky intersection of journalism with activist bloggers and social networks. 

For better or worse, journalism is inherently fused with technological evolution and this alignment will have redefining implications for young journalists. Thanks to the emergence of new publishing platforms and online communities, professionals are now aligned with amateurs as full-fledged participants in The Social Contract 2.0. In this new contract, the traditional role of journalists as arbiters of ideas and facts will blur with the often agenda-driven activism of bloggers and social networks. … Read more here.