Reasons to be cheerful by ex-Fleet Street editor

Former Daily Express editor, Fleet Street executive and consultant Richard Addis has drawn up five reasons why journalists can be optimistic about the future on his Shakeup Media blog. They include: "There’s a growing public demand for serious journalism," "media owners will start to support 'good' journalism," and "print has a great future." A bit of an antidote to the doom and gloom surrounding the recession hit media.