A web é o mais importante instrumento para a liberdade de expressão alguma vez inventado depois da linguagem", diz Martin Nisenholtz, CEO do New York Times Digital, em entrevista ao dotJournalism. A entrevista merece ser lida. Deixo a resposta à pergunta "Que pode o webjornalismo conseguir que o jornalismo impresso não possa?":

"First, the Internet is the freest distribution system ever invented. The fact that NYTimes.com is read literally everywhere on earth is a miracle. We take the First Amendment very seriously here in the US and the web is the most important first amendment tool since the invention of language. It's much more powerful than print as a distribution vehicle because it goes everywhere and it's very difficult to stop. Second, the web is much better than print at reader input. Take a look at movies.nytimes.com and you will see our readers helping one another find the best movies through a simple rate and review function. Third, the web carries digital data regardless of its form. We can combine text, photography, graphics, audio and video in ways that no other medium can do. The best young journalists understand that this is a genuinely new form of expression. Fourth, we are not constrained by newsprint, either in form or in the cost structure of the business. Speaking of movies.nytimes.com, we offer 5,000 film reviews. Fifth, you can slice and dice content in almost unlimited ways. Through our NewsTracker service, for example, I can deliver to you all of the most relevant stories that we publish on a particular topic. This doesn't negate the serendipity of our home page and section fronts; on the contrary, the service brings you things you might otherwise miss if you're a busy person."