Read and Blog No. 5

Again, all my positive views of the community of journalism emerging on the Internet was given another negative aspect based on the readings for this evening. I do, however, still believe the Internet overall is improving the news as a whole, especially in allowing people to access information quickly and easily. What I argue needs to be maintained is journalistic integrity.
Access to a computer comes easily to residents of the U.S. If a student doesn't have a home computer, they most likely can access one at school. Adults go to the library to access the Internet and other computer programs as well. "Reporting is becoming more participatory and collaborative," according to "A Reconstruction of American Journalism."
In "Revamping the Story Flow for Journalists," Glaser claims in 2007 that in the future journalists would set up wikis to help in the reporting process and updating the story after publication. This is where I see the integrity of journalism being compromised. Even though Glaser claims there will be oversight of the wiki, new wikis will be formed in large amounts each day as new stories are written. Though many could be very related, no one story will be the same as the next. My question here is, who will keep up with the oversight of all of these wikis? Certainly the reporter will not have the time or energy to do so, especially with papers as short-staffed as they are.
The community of journalism cannot become simply a community. We report the news.