Digital news is a classic case of disruptive innovation - Arianna Huffington, May 2009

There was a time when newspapers were at the pinnacle of information technology. The influence of the newspaper on the evolution of human consciousness is not to be underestimated; for a start, its ability to be rewritten every day helped dilute the power and finality of the book to shape and transport human constructs of the world.  Despite intense lobbying from established news organizations, the information technology revolution will leave behind what is now an antiquated method for transporting the latest world happenings into the human mind.

How can incumbent news organizations compete for attention when the very nature of generation and consumption of information is in flux?

As bloggers gain traction, some papers seem to be aptly positioned to navigate the migration to a new paradigm -  The Economist, for example, has increased US circulation by over 150% in the last 10 years (50%+ is Europe) -  while other news organizations are lobbying for restrictions on internet access and bandwidth.

WATCH:

Arianna Huffington Testimony on the Future of Journalism, May 2009 (VIDEO)

This creative commons documentary on the history of news technology is in itself an example of the challenges facing traditional news media:

Future News Technology

Sony’s work on flexible display technology:

The Amazon Kindle 2.0 allows you to subscribe to several newspapers, though news organizations are reluctant to accept a reported 70%-30% (Amazon-Newspaper) split in revenues:

E-Paper demo:

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