World press chiefs debate how to handle the Internet revolution
Global press chiefs gathered to thrash out how best to wrestle with the rise of the Internet, stay on top of technology, and beat countless bloggers and citizen journalists to the story.
Media professionals, huddled in the Scottish capital for the International Press Institutes World Congress, debated the long-term challenges and opportunities that the new media age would throw their way.
From instant news on the Internet to passers-by recording extraordinary events on mobile phones, the threats — and opportunities — for traditional newspapers are increasing.
Krishna Bharat, a principal scientist for Internet search engine giant Google warned editors that the web was going to reshape their industry.
