Those of you who followed with interest John Hood?s prediction about the return of ideological media might enjoy reading what one of his former professors has to say about the future of news.
Retired UNC journalism professor Phil Meyer offered the following observations in the latest issue of the Carolina Alumni Review?
A newspaper?s product has always been community influence, Meyer said. To that end, he proposes that newspapers gear themselves toward one narrow segment of readership, and he recommends policy wonks. Continue strong investigative reporting about public affairs, and the wonks will begin talking about the important events that happen, which then will filter down to the masses.
