Comments on: The Sunday Salon: On Journalism

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:56:38 +0000

Ha ha, it may make a good story. Falling apart might be too strong, since I don’t think good journalism is going to just disappear. I just don’t think anyone knows how we’re going to produce and distribute good journalism… it’s sort of in a process of falling apart and no one quite knows how to put it together again.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:55:13 +0000

Thanks Dorte

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:55:03 +0000

That’s true, a lot can happen between now and May. Maybe by the end of the next fiscal year, about this time in 2010, things will be looking better. We’ll see, I guess

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:54:01 +0000

My age is one of the things I think works for me actually, which seems counter intuitive. Usually, trying to break into an industry when you’re young means you have to work your way up the food chain. As newspapers try to move online, young people used to working with social media (like blogs!) are employable — if newspapers are hiring!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:52:36 +0000

I know, it’s so scary how many people are unemployed right now! There is something to be said for not having a set career path at the moment — I can adapt to what needs to be done once I figure out what is surviving. In that sense, I’m probably better off than many other people, even if it doesn’t always seem that way.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:51:29 +0000

Thanks Michelle. It is good to know things are changing so I can try and adapt. This blog, actually, has been a big help as I figure out what I want to do.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:50:54 +0000

Thanks J

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:50:42 +0000

Blogging and other online journalism has drastically changed journalism. I find the ethics discussions among book bloggers to be especially fascinating as it mirrors so much of what journalists go through all the time. But how journalists do work — verifying sources, breaking news, multimedia — is changing dramatically.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:49:02 +0000

Thanks Amy. Faculty and colleagues in the journalism school have been really helpful figuring out what to do, and I’ve gotten a lot of guidance and support from people here at the paper too. No one really knows what’s coming, but all have suggestions about how to prepare for it.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:48:07 +0000

Agreed. People are trying to change to fit what the industry needs, but it’s taking a long time for some organizations to adapt. Plus, it’s still very uncertain what exactly to do to adapt. But it’s happening, slowly.