There is a fascinating post and discussion over at Howard Owens' blog about the future of journalism. He has laid out 12 steps for journalists to become more relevant in the digital age, and at the risk of losing a lot of important nuance, they can be summed up as "become more like a blogger while hanging on to the good practices of your profession." For a better summary, check out this piece from Web Pro News.

This is the sort of thing that makes it so fascinating to be in media/publishing/journalism today. It's as if we're surfing; some of us are definitely going to get dumped in the water while others figure out how to ride these new waves. Before I drown that metaphor in the bathtub, let me steal a quote from Mr. Owens' site attributed to Eric Hoffer:

In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.