Monday, April 25, 2005

The Enemy Is Us. Tim Porter writes one of the must-read weblogs on the subject of journalism and its future. His most recent post is a challenge to the prevailing thinking in traditional newsrooms that journalism's problems are the fault of the audience, or the corporate owners, or the incompetent editors, or whatever. A big part of the problem, Porter argues, is the rank-and-file journalists themselves. "Unfortunately, the working stiffs, these angry ink-stained wretches who once provided the passion and the personality to newspapers, have strapped on the same blinders as their penurious publishers," Porter writes. He sees too many journalists as focused (...) Entry continued... By richgor@northwestern.edu (Rich Gordon). [Poynter E-Media Tidbits] 2:28:35 PM    comment []

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