What is your vision of how the public will track environmental issues and developments in five years?

I think there’s not one answer to this question, but many. Obviously the Internet has had an influence on print publications, but people still look toward printed articles because they’re safe, secure, and have a reputation of being trustworthy.

So, to answer the question, I’d bet money that people will still being buying newspapers but will rely upon other forms of media for their environment news as well.  TV, blogs, Internet, radio, and twitter will probably be the most popular of the media outlets.

Why? because they’re quick, easily accessible, and oh ya, free.

It also depends on the environmental issues at the current time. If there is a national disaster on its way, the Internet will probably most likely be used. If it’s information about the red woods or some ongoing problem, print sources will probably be used by the interested party because they contain more in-depth reportage.

It’ll be interesting to see how communication outlets develop and change over the next five years.