http://jasonkristufek.com/2008/04/01/journalism-is-not-newspapers/ Product Manager, Entrepreneurship, Content Strategy, Journalism Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jasonkristufek.com/2008/04/01/journalism-is-not-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Nez Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:07:30 +0000 http://wemediaguru.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-48 Journalism is bigger than newspapers. It's bigger than blogs and Web sites and twitter, too. There's room for long-form storytelling. And quick hits on a blog. Also community items and watchdog investigations. Too many people stand in one corner calling everyone else an asshole, when the reality is that one size does not fit all. Not every journalist will excel at in-depth analysis. Some will aspire to more than 10-inch cop stories. But they are all necessary parts to a whole, which is that journalism gives people a roadmap to their community and world. We're panicky right now because the money model is broken, and that's caused our vision to blur. Surely the old way isn't coming back and that's OK. But in the end, it's the folks who have the real passion for getting this job done that will be around to see it through. There never has been a "golden age" for journalism. I find that liberating and exciting all at once. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring others to do their own. Journalism is bigger than newspapers. It’s bigger than blogs and Web sites and twitter, too.
There’s room for long-form storytelling. And quick hits on a blog. Also community items and watchdog investigations.
Too many people stand in one corner calling everyone else an asshole, when the reality is that one size does not fit all. Not every journalist will excel at in-depth analysis. Some will aspire to more than 10-inch cop stories.
But they are all necessary parts to a whole, which is that journalism gives people a roadmap to their community and world.
We’re panicky right now because the money model is broken, and that’s caused our vision to blur. Surely the old way isn’t coming back and that’s OK. But in the end, it’s the folks who have the real passion for getting this job done that will be around to see it through.
There never has been a “golden age” for journalism. I find that liberating and exciting all at once. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring others to do their own.

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