A provocative blog entry from a self-described publishing industry "nerd" who says we only think we know how much the news media has changed over the past 15 years. "I'm not talking about digital first or about blogging or about data journalism or the mobile web or the curation craze... I think journalism is being replaced," he writes, describing how counltess websites and digital communities have forever changed how and where people go for information. Still, he believes journalism has opportunities to survive and thrive.

Tom Brokaw lamented the media's coverage of politics on Sunday's "Meet the Press," calling out the White House Correspondents Dinner in particular. "If there's ever an event that separates the press from the people that they're supposed to serve, symbolically, it is that one," he said. "It is time to rethink it."

Post media blogger Wemple blasts Politico for reporting a provocative tweet claiming, falsely, that the New York Times was paying people involved in the Secret Service scandal for their stories.

In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 as World Press Freedom Day, a day to celebrate, evaluate and defend the media's freedom globally, and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in pursuit of their profession. In a statement about World Press Freedom Day 2012, the UN Secretary-General and UNESCO Director-General expressed grave concern about journalists' safety, and recognized that many non-traditional journalists are at risk, too. "As media moves online, more online journalists, including bloggers are being harassed, attacked and killed for their work. They must receive the same protection as traditional media workers," they said. Read more of the statement and find a wealth of other information on the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day website.