I'm not so sure... you see many of the bigger news sources already have a pretty good grasp of handling data—it's hardly new for a story to report figures or uncover a problem with published information. I think the skillsets exist, though you're right to point out that many of the current generation of journalists aren't explicitly data-handlers. But they are fact-handlers, analysts of events and reporters; and I think that's also important. You could conversely say that no data-lovers, hackers and statisticians are trained in narrative or working with [human] languages. Either way, it's a problem, and you're definitely right. However, I'm sure many of the larger news sources have many people trained in both, and it may be a steep learning curve to get the mix of their best people right. Data mashups will not kill journalism, it's part of reporting, it's a source. A good journalist can glean facts from the sources, and the geeks can work on providing better tools for the journalists to use. - Zach Beauvais from FriendFeed MT Plugin