One thing that seems to be happening — with newspapers and bloggers alike — is increased competition for the ear or eye of the public. The huge glut of information available means that people can easily find out any information they want (whether or not it is credible and accurate is another question); however, that means that information that isn’t competitive is dropped. You see how blogs and sites like StumbledUpon jump on whatever is the latest flavour of the millisecond, while possibly more important information withers on the newsvine.

Ironically, the quality of information is getting squeezed even as we benefit from the increased quantity of information.