This is a mirror post of an editorial I wrote for The Exception Magazine (here for post). I enjoyed writing this because it was written for readers instead of for other journalists. Journalists suddenly noticed their industry looks like all the other ones they write about on Wall Street. Newspapers, such as the Rocky Mountain ...
Journalists, such as those in the RevenueTwoPointZero conference, cling to news as it's been done. Their entire premise is about preserving what has already fallen. Journalism's fight can be likened to Terri Schiavo's case. The questions we ask:
“But however much the changes, it won’t be presenting its reconfigured self as the newspaper of the future. The newspaper business has pretty well conceded that its future is online, which means the print is deciding how to dress smartly for its funeral.” I feel so much better. I feel like I’ve been turning my ...