The other extreme of journalistic fatalism: futuristic idealism
Posted by Jean Yves Chainon on January 19, 2007 at 1:37 PM
Citizen journalist and blogger Andrew Nusca gives his extreme interpretation of how to reform journalism ‘for the better’. According to him, journalists and schools should simply forget about print.
“Remove the word "print" entirely from the course descriptions. Make sure "broadcast" classes are taught as equally with a webcam as with the former standard,” wrote Nusca.
Of course, Nusca’s solution is blatantly excessive. Especially since print journalism still exists, and that world circulations and readerships are growing – contrarily to widespread western journalism speak. Yet, in more moderate terms, he does have a point: “avoid the mirror and look to the future,” he wrote.
“So journalism schools, think about what's most relevant years from now. Because what's relevant now - or worse, what was relevant 5-10 years ago - won't help graduates.”
Without falling into retrospective fatalism’s opposite – idealistic techno-craving – journalists and journalism schools should give their best try at dropping the reminiscence mirror.
Print certainly isn’t dead, but it’s real time for journalism to be taught and evolve in the same way it distributes news: by keeping up with the present.
Source: The Editorialiste
Of course, Nusca’s solution is blatantly excessive. Especially since print journalism still exists, and that world circulations and readerships are growing – contrarily to widespread western journalism speak. Yet, in more moderate terms, he does have a point: “avoid the mirror and look to the future,” he wrote.
“So journalism schools, think about what's most relevant years from now. Because what's relevant now - or worse, what was relevant 5-10 years ago - won't help graduates.”
Without falling into retrospective fatalism’s opposite – idealistic techno-craving – journalists and journalism schools should give their best try at dropping the reminiscence mirror.
Print certainly isn’t dead, but it’s real time for journalism to be taught and evolve in the same way it distributes news: by keeping up with the present.
Source: The Editorialiste
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