Comments on: 1,200 Journalists Write Off Their Job Due to Ecomonic Conditions http://www.princanada.com/1200-journalists-write-off-their-job-due-to-ecomonic-conditions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1200-journalists-write-off-their-job-due-to-ecomonic-conditions Daily Source for the Public Relations Industry in Canada Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:42:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: RogerB http://www.princanada.com/1200-journalists-write-off-their-job-due-to-ecomonic-conditions/comment-page-1#comment-183 RogerB Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:50:57 +0000 http://www.princanada.com/?p=331#comment-183 A controversial thought.... but I wonder if the very "web2.0" technologies that could save journalists during this downtime (eg. real-time twittering, in depth blogging, etc.) could be the same technologies that do-away with the need for journalism beyond "rewritten press releases" all together. To be honest... other than the 'facts' (which in theory come from the press release... which I should be able to access through RSS or a press portal. The value add stories (insights, opinions, breaking news, investigative thoughts, etc.) I tend to find today through my own twiitter, RSS feeds, etc. These are free.... so by posting valuable information 2.0 style, journalists, while simultaneously making themselves relevant and hyping their profile, might also be eliminating the need for me to "hire" them. Welcome to the wonderful world of Web2.0 and the New Economy.... If you have any complaints/comments, please stand in line behind the Music industry, the big 3 Autos, and even the IP-stolen/coding-outsourced tech sector. A controversial thought…. but I wonder if the very “web2.0″ technologies that could save journalists during this downtime (eg. real-time twittering, in depth blogging, etc.) could be the same technologies that do-away with the need for journalism beyond “rewritten press releases” all together.

To be honest… other than the ‘facts’ (which in theory come from the press release… which I should be able to access through RSS or a press portal. The value add stories (insights, opinions, breaking news, investigative thoughts, etc.) I tend to find today through my own twiitter, RSS feeds, etc.

These are free…. so by posting valuable information 2.0 style, journalists, while simultaneously making themselves relevant and hyping their profile, might also be eliminating the need for me to “hire” them.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Web2.0 and the New Economy…. If you have any complaints/comments, please stand in line behind the Music industry, the big 3 Autos, and even the IP-stolen/coding-outsourced tech sector.

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