This morning the sun's rays shone brighter over Melbourne.
They had magically cleared the air.
Yesterday's bleak wet weather had disappeared ...the stormy clouds had blown away.
Today was a bright new day. It was also day 7 of the Melbourne Writers Festival 2010.
We had now moved into spring but with it came the new age of journalism in Australia.
Yes! A new birth had taken place...thanks to the forward thinkers from Swinburne University of Technology's Public Interest Journalism (PIJ) Foundation.
It was indeed an historic day.
It was commemorated by the launch of the NEWS NEWS 2010 Conference on the future of journalism.
I had been waiting since 1994 for today. (That's 16 years!)
Back then, I had only imagined how the multimedia platform (empowered by mobility) would create a level playing field for all storytellers in this country. Today, I witnessed it! No longer was the power of the press in the hands of the few...it was now in the hands of anyone who chose to be part of the transfer of information - in their own language, in their own creative style, anywhere, anytime. And the audience is online and, more importantly, is staying online! Today, finally, these facts were acknowledged publicly and there was no disputing them by the big boys!
Now, the fun seriously begins!
Welcome to the digital age!
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