Comments on: BU panel: Doom, gloom, and the promise of a nice advance http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/10/bu-panel-doom-gloom-and-the-promise-of-a-nice-advance/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Connie Hale http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/10/bu-panel-doom-gloom-and-the-promise-of-a-nice-advance/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Connie Hale Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:23:38 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=210#comment-28 I have to say, the folks on this panel just made me mad—terribly myopic from within their entitled bubble. I was astounded when they refused to acknowledge that ANYTHING online, over the air, or on TV, including NPR, Frontline, Talking Points Memo, etc, could rival their work. I.e., if newspapers are dead, journalism is dead. Preposterous! They went from "funereal" to damned defensive when a listener (me!) deigned to question their assumptions. Also ridiculous in asserting that books could make up for the journalist's flat wages. Even bestselling authors, rarely rake it in on their first books; most lose money on books when all all the time and energy exerted are factored in. I have to say, the folks on this panel just made me mad—terribly myopic from within their entitled bubble. I was astounded when they refused to acknowledge that ANYTHING online, over the air, or on TV, including NPR, Frontline, Talking Points Memo, etc, could rival their work. I.e., if newspapers are dead, journalism is dead. Preposterous! They went from “funereal” to damned defensive when a listener (me!) deigned to question their assumptions.

Also ridiculous in asserting that books could make up for the journalist’s flat wages. Even bestselling authors, rarely rake it in on their first books; most lose money on books when all all the time and energy exerted are factored in.

]]> By: BU panel: Peter Osnos seeks distribution possibilities » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism http://www.niemanlab.org/2008/10/bu-panel-doom-gloom-and-the-promise-of-a-nice-advance/comment-page-1/#comment-26 BU panel: Peter Osnos seeks distribution possibilities » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:43:16 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=210#comment-26 [...] BU, a bunch of well known journalists spent the morning doing what journalists do best these days: bemoaning the state of our industry. As they insisted [...] [...] BU, a bunch of well known journalists spent the morning doing what journalists do best these days: bemoaning the state of our industry. As they insisted [...]

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