It is clear that in order to progress things must change. Technology advances and with it the world seems to move on to a life that seems greater than the previous. It used to be that newspapers were sufficient in providing the news. Then the radio became the elect news source followed by television. Today the internet and its variety of options draw people in to surf its many websites, blogs, and other sources considered news. The effect of the shifting society is evident in the epidemic that is beginning to sweep the journalism nation.
The Tribune Company, a prominent news source, has filed for bankruptcy on December 8, 2008. Are newspapers on the endangered species list? Are they the next medium to become extinct?
Journalism is a reliable news source and I used to think it wouldn't ever vanquish, but now I worry. I have a feeling that the major newspapers in the country will nearly diminish with a few exceptions; people will rely on the internet for national news and the Associated Press articles (or one of the new competitors) in their local newspapers. The community newspapers have a chance at survival though because people are always concerned about how things relate or effect them. They will always like to see themselves in the newspaper; however, downsizing is inevitable.
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this worries me, too. i used to have this dream of being Lois Lane, or someone like her, and working in a big newspaper. i thought it would be poetic or romantic or something like that. all through High School, my brother-in-law would tease me and tell me that newspapers were going under, and if i became a reporter, than i wouldn't have a job. i never really believed him, i think my 16 year old self just didn't want to believe it, and neither does my 20 year old self, but it's a reality that is quickly coming to pass. i don't think reporters will be out of jobs entirely, but the beauty and appeal of the news room is changing rapidly.
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