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The Poynter Institute columnist Bill Mitchell has a great review of a list compiled by Poynter library director about 200 key events in the past decade that transformed the news media.

200 Moments that Transformed Journalism

As with any good story, the text is important but the graphics really help explain the situation at a glance.

The chart on the right shows the effect of business decisions, technology, news and social networks on journalism.

(Notice there was no social media influence in 2000 and 2001.)

By the end of the decade, however that changed.

(See the chart on the left.)