The 'newsroom of the future'

Thanks to Richard Sambrook for drawing attention to an interesting memo from Gannett CEO Craig Dubow posted on one of the Poynter forums outlining the company's plans to roll out 'information centres' - or probably centers.

It pays to follow the 'continue' links which lead to much more informative FAQ style pages.

It would be interesting to try a pan-diploma experiment with something like this in Cardiff. Given the will, and the co-operation of all (including the PR people), I think we could make it work.

On a not very different note, I was interested in what Kevin Marsh had to say to the Society of Editors this week (reported in the Press Gazette) on the subject of blogging. 'Replace columnists' - well maybe. He's reported as saying:

"The future journalist - if such a thing exists, and I very much hope it will - will be distinct from the ordinary citizen armed with the same publishing tools."

And he said the distinction journalists will have is "trust".

Absolutely. Plus, I would hope, the good professional skills that we teach in Cardiff which are the source of that trust.