Two-thirds of "prominent members of the national news media" believe the internet is hurting journalism more than it is helping, according to a poll conducted by The Atlantic and National Journal in the US, which surveyed 43 media insiders, Editor & Publisher reports.
The survey asked whether, "on balance, journalism has been helped more or hurt more by the rise of news consumption online." Sixty-five per cent said journalism has been hurt more, while 34% said it has been helped more.
"Those who say that news consumption on the internet is, on balance, hurting journalism note the way the online experience is changing reader habits," the poll stated. "The 'hurt more' group also says that while the internet offers benefits, the cost to traditional media and news-gathering is too high."
The report is available here.
Jeff Jarvis attacks the poll here describing the 43 polled as "an infinitesimal sample of mostly old-media farts".
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