I was thinking last night, with regard to my previous post, that it would be great to have a forum to discuss the future of journalism – Australian journalism in particular.

I have set up a Google group that is free for people in the industry, or those with an interest in media, to join. It is an open group at present, but depending on how it is used (or abused) we could close the group (and we will!) I want it to be an open and intelligent space for us to throw around ideas on what we can do to save the things that are good about journalism and work on those things that need improving.

I’ve set the group up so that replies are sent to the whole group – I’m on another email group and this seems like a good way to make the discussion useful for everyone. I can always adjust settings as we go along.

So please help me spread the word, it would be great to get a large pool of working journalists on the list as well – from a variety of news organisations, as well as those working independently.

You can join the group here. All posts from a new member are moderated to control spam. I’m guessing that falls on me as the one who set up the group and I’ll try to keep on top of it as best I can. I think others can be given this duty as well, so let me know if you can help and I’ll see what I can do in the settings.

Lastly, please take a minute to fill out your profile on the group as I think it will make it a more useful experience for others.

Again, thanks and help spread the word!