BusinessWeek media business columnist and contrarian Jon Fine on the state and future of the news gathering business, social media and productive relationships with public relations representatives.  

3:10 - Fine on the PR/reporter relationship.

5:17 - Fine on the digital distribution of the news.

7:26 - Fine describes his BusinessWeek column "Media Centric."

8:26 - Fine's policy on embargoes.

12:40 - Fine on whether or not newspapers will survive.

15:30 - Fine on whether or not video on demand poses a challenge to cable and broadcasting.

26:23 - Fine on corporate adoption of new media.

28:40 - Fine on the appeal of social networks.

30:15 - Fine shares his opinion on the credibility of mainstream media blogs.

33:28 - End  

Note:  There is some drop out that occurs during the interview which omits a word or two here and there. You'll hear it when you listen.  We think it was a RAM problem that we've corrected for future podcasts.

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