Groundbreaking collaborations are beginning to surface as public broadcasting stations partner with laid-off print journalists to bolster multiplatform local and regional reporting.
Not-too-strange new bedfellows: print refugees
The sixth annual report by the Project for Excellence in Journalism sees 2008 as the bleakest year yet. “It’s not an audience problem or a credibility problem…it’s a revenue problem,” the report says.
The State of the News Media: Bleak
Multimedia Journalism Master’s Announced by University of Miami School of Communication
Coral Gables, FL.- (March 16, 2009) – As print newspapers and traditional journalism jobs are growing increasingly scarce, the University of Miami School of Communication has taken action to adjust to the shifting journalism environment with the announcement of a new graduate program track, the [...]
NYT: Not Laid Off? How to Aid the Less Fortunate
“One of the signature emotions of this particular recession, besides the populist rage that boiled over this week, is a bit of survivor’s guilt. After all, if you still have the same job or salary that you had a year ago, you’re among the lucky [...]
NYT: These Days, No Reporting Behind a Nation’s Back
“VERLA, India — They sat before me, husband and wife, and explained why they wanted a divorce. In a dingy Indian courthouse, the couple had agreed to be interviewed for an article on the fraying of Indian marriages because their counselor had told them that I [...]
Nielsen: Social Networks & Blogs Now 4th Most Popular Online Activity (PDF)
“New York, NY – March 9, 2009 – Now visited by over two-thirds (67 percent) of the global online population, “Member Communities,” which includes both social networks and blogs, has become the fourth most popular online category – ahead of personal email.”
NPR: Where Were The Media As Wall Street Imploded?
“Morning Edition, March 9, 2009 · There are plenty of people to share the blame for the collapse of the nation’s financial system. Greedy speculators, mortgage executives and banking chiefs; pliant credit rating agencies; and absentee government regulators come to mind.”
Columbia Journalism Review: Listening to Kilgore
“Barney Kilgore, the inventor of the modern Wall Street Journal and, in important respects, the best of America journalism as we know it, died back in 1967. But he has something to say about journalism today, and we ought to listen.”
“Communication gadgets are becoming increasingly pervasive in daily government operations, from cell phones to personal computers to handheld devices. But Sunshine Law advocates say Florida’s open government laws have failed to keep pace.”
A site that tracks newspaper layoffs.
Paper Cuts
