
According to UPI, we lost over 17,000 media jobs last year. That's thousands and thousands of writers losing employment in a century where we can publish anytime, anywhere. « "Follow the ebb and flow of inspiration" : How To Balance Writing and Daily Responsibilities | Main | "Otherwise, you will look back with regret" : The Secret To A Happy Writing Career »
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![]() According to UPI, we lost over 17,000 media jobs last year. That's thousands and thousands of writers losing employment in a century where we can publish anytime, anywhere. What is happening to us? Michael Calderone has been covering New York media all year, watching these earthquakes rattle the most influential editors and writers. He just published a story about a World Economic Forum media summit--a pow-wow about the future of our business. No matter what you think about these media leaders, it's alway helpful to know what the trend-setters are thinking. Here's the inside skinny... "'I believe that for as long as you and I are going be alive, there will be old media and new media,” Arianna Huffington said. “The more we incorporate the right accuracy standards, and they adopt the new media passion of speaking truth to power, the better the world will be...'" "'We' was the digital media—'they' are the ink-stained wretches of newspaper-land. And this week, those groups will collide. On Jan. 24, the inaugural session of the International Media Council at the World Economic Forum begins, and it is a who’s who of the world’s editors, columnists, media executives and bloggers." |
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