December 21, 2011
I wrote this thing for Nieman Journalism Lab’s Predictions for Journalism 2012: LA Is the Future (Kill Me Now) Excerpt: “When the [cable television] collapse hits [Los Angeles], capital will rush out of the traditional entertainment industry faster than you can say ‘Lehman Brothers.’ And, as in New York, talented young people with industry awareness will be there to grab that capital and create new businesses. That’s when things will get interesting. Just as New York — against all odds — became the locus of traditional business being disrupted by technology, Los Angeles will erupt with creativity around the collision of technology and entertainment. New forms of content — programming that isn’t bound by 13 episodes that are 22 minutes long! — will appear overnight. The disruption will be challenging at first, but a Video Renaissance will emerge.”

I wrote this thing for Nieman Journalism Lab’s Predictions for Journalism 2012:

LA Is the Future (Kill Me Now)

Excerpt:

“When the [cable television] collapse hits [Los Angeles], capital will rush out of the traditional entertainment industry faster than you can say ‘Lehman Brothers.’ And, as in New York, talented young people with industry awareness will be there to grab that capital and create new businesses. That’s when things will get interesting. Just as New York — against all odds — became the locus of traditional business being disrupted by technology, Los Angeles will erupt with creativity around the collision of technology and entertainment. New forms of content — programming that isn’t bound by 13 episodes that are 22 minutes long! — will appear overnight. The disruption will be challenging at first, but a Video Renaissance will emerge.”