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by Julie Bennett
in Journalists
7 Oct 2008 | 4 Comments
Ecommerce guru, Perry Marshall reckons the days of the journalist are numbered. In his latest newsletter he says, "Journalists, as a group, are the most financially threatened population in today's economy. Not because of the banking crisis, but because the Internet is destroying their business. They're ALL scared. Radio, newspaper, TV reporters - all of them." I say it's unlikely the profession will disappear - the world needs professional people who are in the business of reporting what's going on around them. The Internet i
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Journalists will feel threatened by the onset of cyber journalism, but it is in their interests to grasp this nettle and really show that the Internet is the number one place to have an opinion.
30 Oct 2008, Media Training, http://www.media-mentor.co.uk
When I graduated from uni in 1986 journalists were dramatically underpaid compared with the rest of us. Was there any stage in history that the average journalist was financial rewarded above socienties norm? Heather Smith FCCA, B.Comm (Accounting & Finance) BRISBANE MYOB Certified Consultant & MYOB Trainer http://www.aniseconsulting.com http://aniseconsulting.blogspot.com
8 Oct 2008, Heather Smith, www.aniseconsulting.com
The delivery medium may change but the journalists will still be required - at least while there are thinking people in the population who are prepared to demand facts rather than the bland dross handed out by talk-back radio.
8 Oct 2008, Alison Stevens, http://redwinepublications.com
The role of journalists has certainly changed over the past few years and it will continue to change. However, the proliferance of information available on the Internet will mean that there will be more need for a profession able to decipher this information and present it appropriately to subscribers and readers. There is still a very real need for professionals to interpret the goings on in the world.
7 Oct 2008, Julia Newbould
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