State of the News Media 2007

To begin with, I couldn't believe how much research went into building this year's State of the News Media. I was thoroughly impressed, and, honestly, extremely overwhelmed.
One thing I found particularly interesting in the State of the News Media 2007 was the portion on Digital Journalism. They made in-depth looks at numerous sites and tried to compare all the different aspects of the sites. They focused a lot on the look and layout of the sites, and not just the writing on them.
There was also a decent amount of focus on user participation. I find this aspect of this form of media great because it actually becomes hands-on, unlike other forms of media where the audience is just an observer at most times.
They were also interested in the multimedia the various sites used to portray what they found newsworthy. The multimedia these sites are able to use are key to what makes digital journalism unique and changing.

From 9/4/07