Last night, I was lucky enough to spend 4 whole hours with the Izzy Award winners, Robert Scheer and Jarrett Murphy, of Truthdig and City Limits, respectively. Both recipients had a lot to say, I’m sure because of they were extremely honored to be given this award.
It was interesting to see what they both had to say about independent media and the state of media as a whole. I especially enjoyed the playful banter that they had going back and forth about print vs. digital media. I think what made it extra enjoyable was the fact that Scheer, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday (we even sang to him), was pro-digital while Murphy, who is significantly younger, was pro-print.
The Izzy Award is just another sign of good things to come for independent journalism. I think that what we have learned in class is that indy media thrives online, and the Internet is definitely the future of media and many other aspects of our lives.
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