the evolution of journalism is common sense?

This chapter from “We the Media” talks about the evolution of journalism, from “yellow” journalists and muckrakers to the open source media that allows bloggers and writers on independent news sites to voice their opinions. It’s true that this atmosphere is changing the way the world views journalism. People are more likely to get their news online than in a newspaper, and blogs are just as prominent – and, one could argue, relevant – as “serious” news outlets like the New York Times and CNN.
The author also talks about how individual people have changed the way people get their news in small steps – first the creation of the Web for businesses and college campuses, then the internet, HTML, personal computers, and eventually the “all-access” situation we have today. I am sure more advances will be made and the way people get their news will continue to change. He mentions September 11 specifically as a turning point, but I almost think that all those changes had already occurred, and the events of 9/11 were just the catalyst to make them obvious to the rest of the world.
Part of the article that I found really interesting was were he said that he was glad to get this chance to work on actively “making [his] journalism better” (18). Many journalists lament the end of “true” journalism. They believe that these online amateurs are not producing valid journalism sanctioned by a major outlet. I thought it was pretty refreshing to see him admit that even though he is a professional, all those amateurs out there could still teach him a thing or two. The popularity of this new media doesn’t need to be the end of traditional journalism, it can instead be a way to change it for the better.