In Jenkins, Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, he acknowledges how old media (like print mediums) are being replaced by newer media-- digitally. Though, he goes on to further explain that new media isn't just pushing old media to the wayside, rather presenting old media in a newer, more modern light.
Here's what another blogger posted, regarding this idea Jenkins brings forth:
http://joachimvlieghe.tumblr.com/post/6719193309/hjconfrontingchallengesrevisited
This sort of goes off of what I mentioned about in my post Year 3000. It is more than obvious that in the (near) future, new technology will emerge and replace what is considered to be today's most updated innovations. That said, this can essentially take a toll on blogging. This is not necessarily a bad thing, though. I look at this as a reevaluation process for the blogging world, especially in terms of travel journalism.
Eventually as mentioned in my previous post, blogging will become outdated, but that doesn't mean what was once blogged will be completely erased. No, it will be archieved just like old newspaper from the 1920s are today. Blogged entries, posts, pictures, and anything related to a travel journalist's content will still be easily available to audiences - even if its original medium is replaced.
This serves as almost a relief for travel journalists because they will always be able to blog and reflect, blog and reflect, and blog and reflect - even if its twenty years in the future. For their audiences, blog content can still be inspirational, even if it's as old as 2010. Aspiring travel journalists will be able to look up old blogs when they are beginning to record their travels in a newer, more futuristic medium. In other words, travel journalists will always be able to have a positive affect on an audience interested in a world of travel, no matter what audience/generation/time gap they may be from and no matter what new technology replaces today's.
http://emilyfizzyforever.tumblr.com/post/77813499822
Source:
Jenkins, Henry. Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York: New York UP, 2006. Print