What's on the other side?

I'm often asked about whether I have hope for the future of journalism. So when my friend, Gordon Govier, asked me to speak at a luncheon for the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awards, it seemed like a good forum to talk about where I see things heading.

"What's on the other side: A call to action for the next generation of journalists" was delivered March 27 at the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington, Minn.  What follows is an 1,100-word excerpt. (For a link to an audio file with the full 19-minute address, see Gordon Govier's SPJ Region 6 blog.)

In it, I talk about the good and bad of what my generation of journalists has accomplished, lay out a vision for the forseeable future -- and challenge today's students to take up the cause that is vital to democracy and to the communities we serve.

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