Online Journalism Review: Online News Pioneers See Lots of Changes in the First 10 Years

Five online news professionals offer their commentary in a roundtable on the past, present and future state of online news. Some notable points: Weblogs are making a dent in the journalistic profession, mostly simplifying the process. News sites will ultimately follow the subscription model as is the case offline. RSS will play a major role in the delivery of news. Trust of online news sources has yet to rise to the level of offline sources. Image enabled mobile phones will become a major player in the gathering and reporting of news.