US: Journalists over-burdened with new technology
Posted by Lauren Drablier on October 29, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Journalists are burned out with the increasing demand placed upon them to use more types of technology, leading journalists told participants at a National Press Club forum this week.
Market Watch cited Paris correspondent for the New York Times, Elaine Sciolino when she stated "she now is expected to post to the Web by noon, produce video for the Web, write for the Times-owned International Herald-Tribune, and still write a flawless story for the next day's Times."
"If you want to be a journalist today, you just have to work harder and more efficiently. You aim for perfection until your deadline, and then you aim for doneness. You just gut it out," Sciolino added.
Jobs in the journalism are decreasing in numbers as companies continue to lay off their staff, while the jobs that do exist are becoming more and more demanding with the development of new technologies.
Source: Market Watch
Market Watch cited Paris correspondent for the New York Times, Elaine Sciolino when she stated "she now is expected to post to the Web by noon, produce video for the Web, write for the Times-owned International Herald-Tribune, and still write a flawless story for the next day's Times."
"If you want to be a journalist today, you just have to work harder and more efficiently. You aim for perfection until your deadline, and then you aim for doneness. You just gut it out," Sciolino added.
Jobs in the journalism are decreasing in numbers as companies continue to lay off their staff, while the jobs that do exist are becoming more and more demanding with the development of new technologies.
Source: Market Watch
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