Pat Kane is one of those guys who is never dull. In true Scottish style he often gets the mick ripped out of him for having the temerity to be passionate about more than one field (it’s a deviation on ‘I kent his faither‘).
Anyway, you can agree with him/disagree with him, but he’s normally worth reading and he’s dug up this little gem from 1998 where he speaks about the papers and media of the future, notably what’s going to be the format and content of The Herald in 2028 (no sarky comments please…).
It’s well worth a read and worth pointing out that some people were thinking about this stuff before the recent bandwagon of ‘Oh noes! the press and print are doomed! DOOMED!’
Pat’s added a second piece up at:
http://www.theplayethic.com/2009/03/futureofjournalism2.html