Mainstream Media and Online Conversations

Mark Glaser has an excellent piece on how mainstream media organizations are grappling with the issues of consumer participation. Interestingly many sites are reporting significant increases in the number of consumers who are joining the conversation. The debate over moderation and anonymous posting remains a challenge for many news sites. It wasn’t long ago that MSM outlets were debating whether or not they even wanted to include comments, so the industry has come a long way in a very short period of time.