Comments on: Filling the Journalism Void http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/filling-the-journalism-void/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark W. Rummel http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/filling-the-journalism-void/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Mark W. Rummel Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:51:27 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=977#comment-924 Newspapers will have to adapt in a major way, and seven-day dailies will probably (and should) disappear, but getting your news on paper in your hands deserves to remain our nation's preferred method of sharing information. Dailies will likely publish three times a week, should use the U.S. Mail to eliminate delivery problems and still strive to be the fair, objective and authoritative voice of professionally-trained staff. The movies, radio, TV and even the internet haven't killed papers yet, but they've only just begun to adapt to what they will resemble in five more years. Newspapers will have to adapt in a major way, and seven-day dailies will probably (and should) disappear, but getting your news on paper in your hands deserves to remain our nation’s preferred method of sharing information.

Dailies will likely publish three times a week, should use the U.S. Mail to eliminate delivery problems and still strive to be the fair, objective and authoritative voice of professionally-trained staff.

The movies, radio, TV and even the internet haven’t killed papers yet, but they’ve only just begun to adapt to what they will resemble in five more years.

]]> By: T. Scott http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/filling-the-journalism-void/comment-page-1/#comment-923 T. Scott Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:12:56 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=977#comment-923 What's happening to newsrooms across the state and nation is sad in a couple respects -- a lot of good journalists are being cut loose or minimized out of existence, and society is losing another intelligent cultural bond. And yet, the explosion of Internet news sites with their diversity of fact and opinion is remarkable. Cut-to-the-bone newspapers are cheapening themselves out of existence and online publications are rushing to fill the void. That's why we started Domemagazine.com last fall — to add the type of richness to coverage of Michigan politics and policy that hasn't existed for years. And as we grow and evolve we find there is so much more we can do than a traditional print publication. The future is indeed exciting! What’s happening to newsrooms across the state and nation is sad in a couple respects — a lot of good journalists are being cut loose or minimized out of existence, and society is losing another intelligent cultural bond. And yet, the explosion of Internet news sites with their diversity of fact and opinion is remarkable. Cut-to-the-bone newspapers are cheapening themselves out of existence and online publications are rushing to fill the void. That’s why we started Domemagazine.com last fall — to add the type of richness to coverage of Michigan politics and policy that hasn’t existed for years. And as we grow and evolve we find there is so much more we can do than a traditional print publication. The future is indeed exciting!

]]> By: Brokengovt http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/filling-the-journalism-void/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Brokengovt Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:42:11 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=977#comment-922 Newsprint media is dying from a self imposed hardship. Poor to minimal issue coverage and follow-up along with a political agenda that most folks don't agree with. "Why pay for what I don't believe" is the mantra. Now, add the explosive growth of at home computer use and the internet. Read what you want, print what you need and then nothing to throw out, recycle, burn or line the bird cage. Print media will go the way of the full service and full fee stock broker. Into the history books. When full coverage, unbiased, non-agenda driven, true "journalism" is revived then perhaps the public may respond although I believe that time has passed. The current popular phrase is "fair and balanced". Reporting of the true facts and issues in the reality of the day without slant, should have been adhered to. I for one, will use my computer to access anything I want or need, at anytime of the day or night, in many formats and most for free. I can respond immediately and have it posted for others to review. I might also add that I read about 15% of what newspapers I used to get had in print. The rest was paid for, but not wanted. Newsprint media is dying from a self imposed hardship. Poor to minimal issue coverage and follow-up along with a political agenda that most folks don’t agree with. “Why pay for what I don’t believe” is the mantra.
Now, add the explosive growth of at home computer use and the internet. Read what you want, print what you need and then nothing to throw out, recycle, burn or line the bird cage. Print media will go the way of the full service and full fee stock broker. Into the history books.
When full coverage, unbiased, non-agenda driven, true “journalism” is revived then perhaps the public may respond although I believe that time has passed. The current popular phrase is “fair and balanced”. Reporting of the true facts and issues in the reality of the day without slant, should have been adhered to.
I for one, will use my computer to access anything I want or need, at anytime of the day or night, in many formats and most for free. I can respond immediately and have it posted for others to review.
I might also add that I read about 15% of what newspapers I used to get had in print. The rest was paid for, but not wanted.

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