So, Monday morning I’m working my way through my RSS Reader when I find this story: ‘State of News Media’ Report: Disoriented, Not Dying.
Okay, fair enough. Although I do find it pretty hilarious that the ensuing 24 hours produced the following additional stories:
Tucson Citizen to Close Saturday – After 138 Years
Seattle Post-Intelligencer to Print Last Paper Tuesday
Newspaper Woes Continue in U.S.
The bottom line is this – Americans are still hungry for news.
They are hungry for real-time, unique news 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We are also changing the way in which we ingest the news – seeking news outlets that fit into our daily workflow: whether that’s RSS feeds, Twitter, Facebook … you name it.
But the fact remains that, yes, some (many?) news organizations will die. New ones will arise – and the traditional ones that learn to adapt may survive.
Make no mistake, however, the old ways of reporting and delivering the news are dead. Trying to prop up an antiquated industry will only delay the inevitable.