There was a time when each medium produced its own kind of journalism – television journalism, newspaper journalism, and radio journalism. Future, we are told, doesn’t care for such distinctions. So while in future we may be able to talk about `journalism’, without a qualifier bolted in front, for now, discussing the future of each of the varieties may be more appropriate, especially since prognosis for each variety is different.
Making forecasts about various forms of `journalism’ has of late reduced to extending the trend line from recent past well into the future. Such exertions typically produce the following forecast – Newspapers are dead or dying. Both network newscasts, and cable news channels, are shedding audiences, and will continue to do so. Radio is generally ignored.