Journalism is not Dead, but Newspapers are Dying
On the heels of Infoworld’s news that it is shuttering its print version and shifting its business towards events and online publishing, Tim O’Reilly reports that the San Francisco Chronicle is also in dire straits.
Indeed, traditional journalism is a dead man walking, but don’t confuse newspapers with news. Reporting news on the other hand, is thriving in ways never before possible thanks to blogs, communities, networks, everywhere messaging, and everything else that defines the pervasive social media landscape.
According to O’Reilly, “Phil Bronstein, the editor-in-chief, told staff in a recent emergency meeting that the news business is broken, and no one knows how to fix it.” He continues, “John Markoff (of the New York Times) remarked to me recently that every time I talk to my colleagues in print journalism it feels like a wake.”
Newspapers continue to struggle in the new world of Social Media or as Doc Searls calls it, the Live Web. The blogosphere has covered this topic to mind numbing proportions over the years, but most newspaper publishers continue to place their hands over their ears chanting “la la la la, I’m not listening to you,” out loud, over and over.
After all, this isn’t anything new. Last year, I also reported that the San Jose Mercury News was also suffering, laying off 101 employees with many more slated for the near future.
We live in incredible times. Everything around us is changing with frightening diligence. So, where’s the adaptation and desire to keep up with consumers? It can’t be chalked up to simple underestimation or conceit, can it?
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