Nieman Foundation at Harvard
HOME
          
LATEST STORY
How young Kenyans turned to news influencers when protesters stormed the country’s parliament
ABOUT                    SUBSCRIBE
Dec. 20, 2010, 10 a.m.

The changing of the gatekeeper: Adapting to the new roles for journalists, sources and information

We’re continuing our recaps of the Secrecy and Journalism in the New Media Age conference that took place at the Nieman Foundation on Thursday with the second panel discussion — entitled “Whither the Gatekeeper? Navigating New Rules and Roles in the Age of Radical Transparency.”

The discussion centered on the issue of how has journalism responded to WikiLeaks and others doing some of the work traditionally done by journalists — namely ferreting out documents and information — and how reporters and editors remain important as the interpreters and analysts of news.

The panel includes Walter Pincus, intelligence and national security reporter for The Washington Post, Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, Clint Hendler, staff writer for the Columbia Journalism Review, and Maggie Mulvihill, senior investigative producer for the New England Center for Investigative Reporting. Below you’ll also find the archived liveblog and online discussion from the session.

POSTED     Dec. 20, 2010, 10 a.m.
PART OF A SERIES     Secrecy and Journalism
Show tags
 
Join the 60,000 who get the freshest future-of-journalism news in our daily email.
How young Kenyans turned to news influencers when protesters stormed the country’s parliament
A recent study shows the country’s news ecosystem is shifting towards alternative sources. This trend might shape journalism in the years to come.
Are you being tailed? Tips for reporters concerned about physical surveillance
“As a profession, you’d hope reporters would be good at reading people, situations, scenarios. So how many do you think spotted the spotters? None.”
Why a centuries-old local newspaper in New Hampshire launched a journalism fund
The Keene Sentinel weighed the pros and cons of becoming a nonprofit. It chose a hybrid option instead.