Recently, Mark Glaser on PBS‘s Mediashift blog wrote about the 10 Reasons There’s a Bright Future for Journalism. Make sure and read the entire article, but one thing I come away with is that access and the shift of power from the few to the many in the form of citizen journalism is the driving force behind much of our survival. Reaching audiences through rich multimedia content that explores the human condition on a local level is what Bryan Moss‘s multimedia website “Life in Corydon” accomplishes.

Mark Glaser’s 10 Reasons There’s a Bright Future for Journalism

1. More access to more journalism worldwide.
2. Aggregation and personalization satisfies readers.
3. Digital delivery offers more ways to reach people.
4. There are more fact-checkers than ever in the history of journalism.
5. Collaborative investigations between pro and amateur journalists.
6. More voices are part of the news conversation.
7. Greater transparency and a more personal tone.
8. Growing advertising revenues online.
9. An online shift from print could improve our environmental impact.
10. Stories never end.