On Chattarati's third birthday
In many ways, I’ve wanted to write elements of this piece for a while. Here are two excerpts that stood out to my friend and colleague, Daniel Ryan:
Media is changing, because the tools to produce it and distribute it are changing. More importantly, the way it’s being consumed is bringing about that change at a very rapid rate. Three years ago, the landscape looked much different than it does now. And three years later, it will be something else entirely. The lines between production and consumption will continue to blur. Websites will behave more like applications than publications. News, information and entertainment will be tailored to the individual rather than a broad audience. This has already happened on a meta level. Twitter has turned every consumer into a publisher for his or her circle of influence. “What do you want right now?” is the question preceding every Google search.
And:
… Chattanooga needs more media voices. Not because the current ones are insufficient, but because the challenges we face as a city, as a county, and as a region are so great. We need more participation in the civic process, in planning, in economic development, and in education. We need the collective brainpower of our citizens to help address and solve these challenges.
