By GABRIELLA CANAL<\/p>\n
It is no secret that print journalism is dying. It is no secret that the culture of our generation is the culprit. Our \u201cclick-frenzy\u201d has appeased to our increasing and dire need for instant gratification. This same frenzy is the reason for my current frustration as an aspiring journalist: does it actually matter if I write five or 500 words anymore?<\/p>\n
What happened to the weight of the Sunday newspaper? I am sure that, at one point, all of us have fallen victim to one of our parents\u2019 grumbling \u201cback in my <\/em>day\u201d speeches. However, the stories my dad has shared with me about what the newspaper used to be have stuck \u2013looming over me with every passing year as a journalism student.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery time I pick up the newspaper, it\u2019s thinner and thinner,\u201d my dad always used to say.<\/p>\n Are we writing for the sake of content or instant views? There are so many advantages today to having instant news. There is no need to wait for the Sunday paper to know what problems face our communities and countries.<\/p>\n After all, it wouldn\u2019t be news if it wasn\u2019t instant and there is no crime in using the technology we have today to inform the public as quickly as possible. But in exchange for instant updates, I feel the American audience is losing the ability to really know about a subject because no one ever finishes reading \u2013 no one flips to page two or B1 anymore. I am guilty of this as well.<\/p>\n Today, our communication is enhanced in almost every way possible but what we lack is face-to-face communication. And this sort of communication is crucial in the industry itself.<\/p>\n Newspapers used to be powerhouse employers but now, as many put it, they are \u201cdying out.\u201d Core offices, where once ideas were pitched and gathered are now replaced by e-mails to the editor from home. The human factor is gone because of the ability to submit articles online. Does the industry face the extinction of the newsroom?<\/p>\n The overall theme of modernity presents these unforeseen challenges to the field of communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By GABRIELLA CANAL It is no secret that print journalism is dying. It is no secret that the culture of our generation is the culprit. Our \u201cclick-frenzy\u201d has appeased to our increasing and dire need for instant gratification. This same … Continue reading