Journalists — like nurses and teachers — want to do work that’s interesting and socially beneficial. But the industry’s increasing precariousness counterbalances the appeal.
The author of “Rebuilding the News: Metropolitan Journalism in the Digital Age” talks about what he saw in Philadelphia as the business came tumbling down. Joshua Benton
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Benton, Joshua. "Press Publish 5: C.W. Anderson on metro newspapers’ decline." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 6 Feb. 2013. Web. 24 Mar. 2025.
APA
Benton, J. (2013, Feb. 6). Press Publish 5: C.W. Anderson on metro newspapers’ decline. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 24, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/02/press-publish-5-c-w-anderson-on-metro-newspapers-decline/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Press Publish 5: C.W. Anderson on metro newspapers’ decline." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 6, 2013. Accessed March 24, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/02/press-publish-5-c-w-anderson-on-metro-newspapers-decline/.
Wikipedia
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