Huffington and Greenhouse discuss rise of Web journalism
New media met old media at a Jonathan Edwards College Master’s Tea on Wednesday afternoon.
In front of an audience of 40, political news Web site founder Arianna Huffington and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse LAW ’78 agreed that while traditional forms of journalism may be faltering, nontraditional outlets like the Internet hold great potential for aspiring journalists and amateur bloggers. What may be in order, they concluded, is a “hybridization” that combines the established techniques of newspaper reporters with new ways of communicating...
