The nature of the change taking place, and the indications of how the 21st century will be different from the 20th, seem to me to be growing. Decentralization, networking, doing more with less... Here's a video from Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo which interviews two people. One suggests that loosely organized teams working wherever they happen to be to uncover news stories will be more effective than old-line "on the bus" news organizatios. The other discusses the clash between those who want to control information versus the democratizing force of free information used freely. Have a look: Personal Democracy Forum Part 2