In an interview with students participating in a distance learning class between the University of Denver and George Mason University, with the help of C-SPAN, Ken Auletta, author of “Googled: The End of the World As We Know It,” made a crucial statement.
“Many newspapers are being destroyed by the Internet,” he said. “Will that kind of journalism drown or will it figure out a way to ride the wave? Jury’s out.”
But print media is doing its best to keep up with technology, from a variety of places.
The Washington Post is perhaps one of the most respected news establishments to embrace the iPad culture. Here is a video of how they are working with it, featuring Ben Bradlee, Watergate scandal investigative reporter Bob Woodward and sportswriter Michael Wilbon:
Even the Sweedish media group Bonnier, who has launched News+ as a way to get readers included in a real-time news stream:
But news groups are not the only people making the most out of this technology wave as a way to reach new clientele. Popular Mechanics has recently released its own app as well. Here is a video of their Editor-In-Chief demonstrating his new iPad app:
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