Mediagazer: I was shown the media's future 16 years ago: now with the iPad, it's here (Alan Rusbridger/Guardian)

3:30 AM ET, April 12, 2010

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Alan Rusbridger / Guardian:

I was shown the media's future 16 years ago: now with the iPad, it's here — Roger Fidler, a new media pioneer, set out his vision for electronic journalism to Alan Rusbridger 16 years ago. Now the iPad is making that vision a reality — My personal journey to the iPad began around 16 years ago in Aspen, Colorado.

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