Update und Ergänzung zu dem hier.

“One of the most important, if not bitter discoveries for journalists over the past decade has been that they do not operate in the ivory tower of intellectual pursuit but are subject to the laws and mechanisms of the market. They simply have to open up and realize that the reader is their actual employer. Which means saying goodbye to the hallowed notion of journalism as a cultural good worthy of protection. You may smile at this statement but that is exactly what still bedevils the thinking amongst many in Germany. In a recent essay, the respected philosopher Jürgen Habermas actually stipulated that quality journalism has to be shielded from the brutality of the marketplace. We beg to differ. Protectionism is not the answer. “

Amen to that! :-)

Das Zitat findet sich am Ende des folgenden Videos, das im Rahmen des World Editors Forum in South Africa aufgezeichnet wurde.

[via Jeff Jarvis]

Auch der Medienspiegel setzt sich mit Habermas und der Zukunft des Qualitätsjournalismus auseinander. Perlentaucher.de diskutiert ebenfalls mit und der Tagesspiegel widerspricht Herrn Habermas in einer Glosse.