David Schlesinger, Reuters editor-in-chief, told a Hong Kong audience Oct 15 that journalism today is less about delivering straight facts than providing actionable information.
He was speaking as part of a regular series sponsored by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at Hong Kong University.
He pointed out that readers/viewers/listeners can easily snag online the basic facts to any event, it is important for professional journalists to provide insight and interpretation. Or, to use a term I hammered into my J students, context.
His speech is worth watching. (For more commentary and discussion, go to my international journalism blog, Journalism, Journalists and the World.) Post your comments on the chapter's Facebook site or here.