Paul Staines, editor of the Guido Fawkes blog, discusses the changing nature of journalism and news in the digital age. He questions what truly constitutes news and argues that raw data and price quotes can be considered news, while acknowledging that journalism requires interpretation. Staines also notes that news aggregation through sites like Twitter has become a new form of editing, and that advertisers, subscribers, and alternative revenue sources will need to financially support news journalism in the future as traditional media models change.

1. January 12, 2010, Microsoft, London What the Hell is Journalism Anyway? Paul Staines, Editor Guido Fawkes Blog

2. Paid, unpaid, good, bad journalism / blogging. All the same.

3. What is ‘news’?

4. What is ‘news’? “ News is what people don't want you to know , everything else is advertising .”

5. What is ‘news’? Raw data transmission is news. Thermometer readings are news. Price quotes are news.

6. What is ‘news’? Journalism involves interpretation.

7. What is ‘news’? News aggregation is a form of editing.

8. What is ‘news’? Twitter is news flow. Twittering is not journalism.

9. ‘ News cycles’ are being replaced by ‘news streams’ just as old media are being replaced by news brands.

10. Who will pay for news journalism?

11. Who will pay for news journalism? Advertisers and subscribers.

12. Who will pay for news journalism? Alternative revenue from non-profits, charities and vested interests. Don’t worry about lost impartiality, we never had it.

13. Who will pay for news journalism? Guido sells advertising, sells stories and sells T-shirts. Minimal MSM journalism, appearance fees.

14. Who will pay for news journalism?