The key for journalists on being relevant in today's digital age

Journalists today face both the best of times and the worst of times.

The good news is there is so much news to cover. And there is an unlimited audience out there that wants to feast on your excellent reporting.

The bad news is that in this Facebook/Twitter age, your wonderful journalistic efforts face more competition then ever before from amateurs putting out their own news.

For many years I have had the honor of lecturing to journalism students in Dr. Ken Smith’s Community Journalism class at the University of Wyoming. Despite snowstorms we managed to get this lecture delivered to some eag...