"Journalists need to start leaping en masse from the sinking ship of the newsroom and start working for search engines, nonprofits, think tanks, collaboratives, and other kinds of businesses and organizations." Join discussion...

With a recession looming in the western world Benjamin Melançon reflects on the failure of the media to explore the affect of economic policy on people's lives. While challenging journalists "to show connections between people and policies..." he acknowledges time as the biggest obstacle. His solution? Select an "editorial jury" of those best qualified to uncover what matters to them--the people. Join discussion...