Comments on: The Great Media Collapse of 2009: Part 2

By: Want a Freelance Writing Career? Here’s How to Achieve That Dream in 2010 : Inkwell Editorial

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:58:55 +0000

[...] Yesterday, I retweeted a news story that said that 14,500 journalists were laid off this year, ie: . . . the powerful forces of the global economic meltdown, plummeting advertising costs, and the shift of readers from print to the web would force seismic changes on traditional media. Paper Cuts, an online site, that tracks layoffs at newspapers and magazines says more than 14,500 journalists have been laid-off or bought out this year. [Source: HighTalk.net, The Great Media Collapse of 2009: Part 2] [...]

By: A wealth of journalism inspiration from New York « Adam Westbrook

A wealth of journalism inspiration from New York « Adam Westbrook — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:08:16 +0000

[...] at the moment. But all this adds strength to my conviction that, if 2009 was the year of “great media collapse” then 2010 will be the year it rises from the ashes. Possibly related posts: (automatically [...]

By: gfsnell3

gfsnell3 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:01 +0000

Great to hear from you Chet. I believe people want to read excellent journalism as well. The real question is will pay for it.

By: Chet Lasell

Chet Lasell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:13 +0000

Great column. I had no idea things were this bad in the world of journalism. It’s hard to believe that Boston’s own Bill Bulkeley is no longer with the WSJ.

I still believe that people want good investigative journalists to explain, in depth, what’s happening in today’s world. Hopefully more of these highly qualified journalists will appear online overtime. Some may even decide to pursue careers as internal communications writers or public relations professionals. Time will tell.