The list: fix journalism
Since I got my planner I’ve found it useful to list things out in order to cross them off and feel accomplished. I can chalk up my recent 3.5 semester GPA to the planner. I thought it might be a fun (though slightly depressing) exercise to list off things that we want to do/need to do to fix journalism. At the least it’s a good way to sum up the problems. I encourage anyone to add to the last or cross things off. This is also a generalized list:
- Bad economy leading to less money. Business model flaw?
- Disparate learning curves online
- Carmudgeons in the news room
- Lack of adaptation to new processes
- Lack of adaptation to new thinking
- Competition with bloggers and citizen journalists
- Loss of connection with community
- Loss of credibility in political and issues coverage
What else needs to be fixed?