Nor should he or she. The future of journalism may well belong to a lot of small, targeted publications (combined with some very productive individuals) serving

Nor should he or she. The future of journalism may well belong to a lot of small, targeted publications (combined with some very productive individuals) serving effectively small paying audiences, but incidentally reaching a lot of other people through social distribution. In such a scenario, global coverage would be provided by specialists in the global news beat -- be they publications, or individuals choosing to specialize in that area. No one journalist or publication will cover everything. The economics of trying to do that just don't work anymore.