Hartigan: Journalism, not the limited intellectual value of blogs, is the future of the web
Earlier today, News Ltd CEO John Hartigan gave a speech on the future of journalism at Canberra’s National Press Club. He also toook aim at Mumbrella and Crikey. This is the text of his speech.
My name is Pollyanna.
I’m here to tell you about the bright future facing journalists, particularly newspaper journalists.
I realise my proposition is wildly out of whack with accepted wisdom – that we are doomed.
Sydney Morning Herald will be fine, don’t worry about newspapers.
I agree, don’t worry about the big corporations. I would be more concerned with Campaign Brief, AdNews and other struggling websites.
“US newspapers are failing to adapt to the digital age.” – Harto, have you seen the New York Times multimedia over the past five years?