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Newspaper Employment Slips Further
by allen85255 | April 14, 2008 at 06:43 pm | 174 views | 2 comments
The annual census from American Society of Newspapers Editors revealed some disappointing yet expected news about the current climate at American newspapers: fulltime professional staffs fell by 2,400 in 2007, a drop of 4.4 % to a current total of 52.600. This does not even take into account the sport of layoffs in 2008 from two incumbent stalwarts, The New York Times and the Washington Post.
In talking to newsroom staff over the past several months, it comes as no surprise that hiring at the online departments of newspapers was flat in 2007 according to the ASNE census. The myth that news operations can make up for print revenue with a greater online presence is currently being shattered at publishing companies as most have hit the wall in monthly Web traffic and digital revenue.
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April 14, 2008 at 06:43 pm by allen85255, 174 views, 2 comments
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at 18:45 on April 14th, 2008
allen85255, I like this story. It's sad but true. The evolution of news is upon us.
at 19:18 on April 14th, 2008
I think traditional journalists' future role might include less breaking-news-gathering and instead more commentary on breaking news. Online media is better suited for the fast stuff, while traditional newspapers seem better suited for the more thoughtful, armchair variety of news commentary.