The future of media is emerging during the US writers strike - and it looks pretty good, and pretty democratic, to me. Express yourself online, any way you like, and control your own destiny. The readers, or listeners, or viewers will do the rest - if you are worthy.

Check out Zadi Diaz on Epic-Fu, for instance. She's a bit hyper for this old boy, but more interesting than most of the crap we get fed on broadcast. Then there's BoingboingTV or CinematicTitanic or Mahalo Daily.

Even better, my broadband connection can actually deliver this stuff now.