Good journalism. Gives historical perspective of technology influence on communications. The statement "put control of the flow of information into the hands of a select few." is where I feel a lack of context. Key words in that phrase "control" "flow" and select few". Todays technology as gifted by the powers that be has "enabled access" to many (per this journalist: barriers to entry fall) t, but control remains in the hands of, not the many, rather still a few "gatekeepers" (see my opinion comment not included as part of the review). Simple example:sound bite word counts, partisan "scrubbing" of blog posts, and ultimate legal constraints (good and bad) by law enforcement are frequently used to "control" and even "suppress" ... More »

This is a commentary without an author's name. It covers the history of journalism fairly well. It does not address the lack of rules and use of unchecked facts. Nor does he/she discus the opinions written on social media, the most current example is the Casey Anthony case and huge number of Facebook and twitters after she was sentenced.

It may be good journalism in the sense that it is well-written. It just isn't news. I have heard it all before. And this commentary ends right where the controversy begins. How will a nation of "journalists" regulate themselves ethically?