As each of us struggles with the real enemy of journalism -- apathy -- we should think about how and why people become interested. Jay Rosen's exploration of the great NPR audio story, "The Giant Pool of Money," zeroes in on how great storytelling that focuses on context can create demand for news:

In a lengthy report, the Project for Excellence in Journalism profiles the shift that's taking place in newspaper newsrooms (or, if you prefer, multimedia information centers) across the country:

Just shut up and watch.

Jeff Jarvis zeroes in on how to handle curmudgeons -- "get us past the growling as soon as possible and onto a substantive discussion:"

"You can always find reasons not to do things. Then fine, don’t do them. Far more interesting and useful is to explore what might happen if you do them. ...

We have an acute need to adapt journalism -- and especially newspapers -- to the societal changes brought by new technology, and to do that, we need the energy, optimism and willingness to try something new that comes with being young.

But Northwestern University's Vickey Williams observes:

So you're Rip Van Winkle, journalist, and you've just awakened from your nap to find that the newspaper business is all upside down and the Internet thing is right at the center of the mess. Before you start bellowing, here are some things you're going to want to say, and why they're wrong. Read on and save yourself some embarrassment: