Newspaper Industry
Newspapers are getting what they deserve
Saturday, 05, June,2010
The problems plaguing the newspaper industry, discussed at the recent Montreal meeting of the Canadian Association of Journalists (covered by Troy Media columnist Terry Fields), pointed out that the newspaper industry is hopelessly stuck in an archaic business model, and doesn’t have a clue how to bail itself out.The headline “Future of newspapers befuddles journalists” described the crippled mind-set of the journalists present.At this late stage of the game, how could the future of newspapers “befuddle” journalists?
How can they be confused and not understand what’s going on? Have they not been reporting the changes, not to mention experiencing them firsthand?Throughout the world, journalists (reporters and editors) are losing their jobs, their livelihoods. The legions of unemployed reporters have scattered in all directions, searching for work. They’ve taken jobs at small papers (if they’re lucky), landed new-media jobs (blogging), joined public-relations firms (joined the opposition, traditionally maligned as spin masters) or changed careers.