I would doubt the greens will exist in 200 years, hopefully we will all be conservation minded long before that.
2FC Sydney,s first Radio station, few know it was the call sign of a ham radio/wireless experimenter.
From such came radio TV and in no small part the whole computer scene.
I do not fear change, not in this area, we already are being lead and controlled not by tec-knowledgy.
The thought we should retreat into grass hut villages is quite fun,and silly.
We now live our longer lives because of the better health outcomes we gain from that tec-knowledgy
Fear of the future some times come from those who know they will not be there.

I dropped the pen[key board] the instant the presidential debate started.
Formed my view who had won.
At the half way point of my life would have had to wait till tomorrow morning to find out who others thought had won.
Not long ago finished reading, on line American opinion .
Seems Obarma two out of three.
Evidence print media can not keep up with the new media.
Still a close race over their,I remain concerned, want Democrats not another GWB.

I will miss reading a paper rag should they ever cease to exist, but like most things we all adjust to changing technologies and I find myself reading more online as well as my daily paper subscription. There is just more information out there. Can there be too much information? Especially if much of it is noise rather than substance.

The problem with mainstream media in some respect is the idea that journalists are under pressure to make copy within smaller timeframes and good journalism is reducing. There is a tendency for some journos to seem themselves as insiders of a secret and exclusive group (read self-important and secretive) and many won't risk that membership for strong investigative reporting, fact checking and good research.

Pelican I agree, with every thought.
A difference exists in what I see as investigative Journalism and the flaming headlines of todays so called reporters.
Often more thought is going in to headlines [often not truly about the story than the story.
But because some still believe in Wrestling, and things like the national inquirer, these type of papers will continue.
Rags like anything Murdock own,s will shrink but still be around.
The problem with that stable is its readership do not seem to transfer to the web, yet.
I think we will see more go than stay but billionaires will be made on the web from very little start up funds.