Pierre Levy discusses three main components in his view of the changing world of journalism and its transition to the realm of cyberspace: listening, real-time democracy and community.
I don't think I can pick out just one of these aspects as the most important, rather, they all coincide with one another and allow each other to exist. Take for example "listening." According to Levy, listening "expresses problems, assumes a position and formulates arguments based on opinions." A journalist will LISTEN to the problems of the COMMUNITY and, within his or her article, will insight REAL-TIME DEMOCRACY in order to address said problem.
While the listening and community components can exist without the help of cyberspace, real-time democracy is difficult to garner without the use of something as high-speed as the Internet. This is what makes digital journalism unique. With the Internet and such things as BlackBerry's and other phones with WiFi capabilities, the concept of real-time democracy has never been so accurate. A journalist can have an article published, than, if they need to make any updates or changes, they can instantly do that from their phone or computer, keeping up-to-date with the latest happenings regarding that issue.
All in all, while these three components are found somewhat throughout the legacy system, it took a movement like that of digital journalism to really make these things stand out among other aspects of journalism.
Listening seems counter intuitive to legacy models of reporting. I like your headline--listening is part of a trilogy. It is important to be open and be part of the community to accurately reflect and report its news.
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