Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism and vice chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, gave a thought-provoking speech the other day on the future of journalism.

Rosenstiel's speech -- "The Future of News: Sense-Making and Other Thoughts for Survival" -- was delivered May 22 at a Future of News conference at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla.

During that talk, Rosensteil identified five types of news that journalists should at least consider as newspapers make the transition from a largely ink-based operation to an electronic one.

Among his key points:

• Sense-making news
• Things no one else covers
• Uncover things -- be a watchdog
• Create a local forum
• Identify your news organization's deeper role in your community and expand that role on the Web

A more detailed excerpt of that speech is available on the Poynter Web site. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on his suggestions and how they fit in with what you expect from your local newspaper.

And, if you agree with his assessment, how do you think The Telegraph stacks up in those areas?