time.com— Spurred by the success of content-driven Web sites such as Digg, journalism schools aren't just incorporating computer skills into their curriculums ? they're recruiting techies with full-ride scholarships
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I am a computer nerd with a journalism degree and I can say that many in the journalism world do not want to be saved. It is too bad that the journalists who are actively trying to sustain the profession have to be weighed down by the old codgers who only hope to keep their jobs until they can retire.
I agree. A lot of people think the same way and then it's like a bunch of people who contribute nothing. So yeah basically lots of different minds will be good. Good luck to them!
But the problem cuts deeper. For example, I live in Alabama. Without a vigilant media as a watchdog, taxpayers will be left at the mercy of corrupt politicians and other nefarious evildoes. Yes, you can go to CNN or bloggers to pick up information on what is happening globally, but I don't see a grassroots effort being implemented successfully at a local level to keep corruption in check. Further, I'm not really sure how you keep people interested in what's going on around them. Until it has an affect on them directly, they're not likely to notice or care too much.
This could perhaps be true. As a hopeless dork and geek, I get 99% of my "news" from Digg. It was on Digg that learned about the New York Times being in financial trouble, which prompted me to buy a a NewsStand e-subscription. Face it dudes, without REAL journalists, Digg would soon have just about nothing to post except for slide shows, game content and stories of clueless people doing stupid things... Wait a minute, so what's the difference any way?
otbeverly, did you ever notice that Elkhart Manufacturing (coaches) and Lima Locomotive Works (trains) never made automobiles? Ford came along and ate their lunch because he understood where the world was going. Newspapers are on the verge of collapse as much as carriage makers were a hundred years ago. The old industries will be replaced by wholly new operations.
freezootJun 9, 2009
I am a computer nerd with a journalism degree and I can say that many in the journalism world do not want to be saved. It is too bad that the journalists who are actively trying to sustain the profession have to be weighed down by the old codgers who only hope to keep their jobs until they can retire.
bigpixlJun 9, 2009
I think my professors are burying you. It's a shame.
123bucklemyshoeJun 9, 2009
I agree. A lot of people think the same way and then it's like a bunch of people who contribute nothing. So yeah basically lots of different minds will be good. Good luck to them!
otbeverlyJun 9, 2009
But the problem cuts deeper. For example, I live in Alabama. Without a vigilant media as a watchdog, taxpayers will be left at the mercy of corrupt politicians and other nefarious evildoes. Yes, you can go to CNN or bloggers to pick up information on what is happening globally, but I don't see a grassroots effort being implemented successfully at a local level to keep corruption in check. Further, I'm not really sure how you keep people interested in what's going on around them. Until it has an affect on them directly, they're not likely to notice or care too much.
Closed AccountJun 9, 2009
This could perhaps be true. As a hopeless dork and geek, I get 99% of my "news" from Digg. It was on Digg that learned about the New York Times being in financial trouble, which prompted me to buy a a NewsStand e-subscription. Face it dudes, without REAL journalists, Digg would soon have just about nothing to post except for slide shows, game content and stories of clueless people doing stupid things... Wait a minute, so what's the difference any way?
jezsikJun 10, 2009
otbeverly, did you ever notice that Elkhart Manufacturing (coaches) and Lima Locomotive Works (trains) never made automobiles? Ford came along and ate their lunch because he understood where the world was going. Newspapers are on the verge of collapse as much as carriage makers were a hundred years ago. The old industries will be replaced by wholly new operations.
kolyanych30Jul 28, 2009
nerds cant save it