Newspapers circulation in decline? It is because there are a bunch of cheap asses out there who read the newspaper online because they don't want to pay for the information. It isn't that newspapers are having less of an impact on society (just ask Moveon.org and Petreus). The internet is simply a license to steal content. It's that simple.

After a few years we won't have quality journalism - just a bunch of 'journalists' commenting on stories they see on the internet.

Which blogger - without an ax to grind - is going to be able to go to Iraq and see what is really going on? News organizations make money so they can send people there. It is simple economics.

Keen is absolutely right. People on the internet go to websites to reinforce what they believe. They are not interested in different points of view.