It is the newsrooms who are dying not journalism. That system of editors, news directors, fact checkers, producers etc. etc. that protects the information gathering process...is rapidly unraveling. The replacements are amateurs armed with an attitude, a camera, and a disdain for journalistic ethics.
The replacements include the loudmouths with opinions rather than the reporters seeking the facts. Yet the demand for accurate information is greater than ever.
The new system covers the Recession but ignores the economic Depression overwhelming minorities. The outrage is with corporate bailouts and not with the loss of jobs dominated by blacks, latinos, and asians.
We are creating a new blog Last Hired First Fired designed to restore the balance between opinion and fact. If you are interested we have modest paid editor positions, offer internship writer and fact-checker opportunities, and volunteer reporter contributors. Reply by commenting. This new blog needs writers sensitive to minority and economic news.
Friday, April 17, 2009
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Why Pay When You Can Get the Same Thing for Free?
I was at a meeting recently and an individual that writes articles for our local newspaper was speaking. The individual appeared to indicate that one way to destroy the newspaper business is to have a poor business model.
The model: giving for free on the internet, what you charge for to have a copy in hand.
I agree with this! What do you think?
Mrs. Tee
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