Thoughts on Journalist Financial Struggles
According to this graph, the newspaper industry is not as lucrative as it once was, and it is not clear if the chart takes into account inflation, which could mean the industry is doing worse. While there are other forms of journalistic media, newspaper journalism is one of the most respected and often one of the most cited by other journalism paradigms. The article, " Why journalists should explore the business side of news, " focuses on the dichotomy between the content and revenue producing departments of modern journalist companies. This dichotomy is reminiscent of the film industry. Many famous directors such as Ridley Scott, Orson Welles, John Huston, etc. were known for their clashes with studio executives who altered films to make them more marketable. There are infamous cases of this "studio interference." In each of these stories there is the "artistic side" and the "commercial side" clashing with each other. With film the implication...