Comments for Fourth Estate Planning at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.theind.com Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/re/4639#comment-2011 written by jamy , "How do you propose that "good, solid, real journalists" put food on the table?" That's easy, they do something else. - 23 skidoo Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:26:14 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/4639#comment-1839 Dear Mr. Break, How do you propose that "good, solid, real journalists" put food on the table? No, seriously. If you've got the answer, please let us know. - jamy Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:11:13 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/4639#comment-1789 it is time for traditional journalism to understand and accept that there is no room for their tradition any longer. When TV came out, everybody said newspapers were going the way of the do-do. and they did: the type of newspaper that was around in the 40s doesn't exist anymore. newspapers evolved to meet the needs/wants of their customers. newspapers are going to have to do that again. these formerly "robust" publications need to accept reality and take a look at the world around them and adapt, accommodate, evolve. people will always want news. period. but how they consume it has changed, and it will continue to change. a huge box with a screen and a keyboard is not the end of evolution, either. the internet is not the be-all, end-all of humankind. there will be evolution beyond. any industry that doesn't accept that is a goner.... I do not believe that people are truly interested in "citizen" journalists. people want news, but they want real news, not some nobody's opinion (and i include the ilk of MSNBC and FoxNews in that) these networks that have "news" shows that are more like neighborhood dinner theater have seen dropping ratings for the past couple of years. Just because somebody is willing to talk does not mean they know what they are talking about. Americans are not as dumb as these idiots think. good, solid, real journalism will always be consumed in the U.S. but good, solid, real journalists need to make sure their work is in a consumable form. - give me a break Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:42:29 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/4639#comment-1771 Walter, what does this have to do with Michael Jackson? You should write about Michael. Michael is the second coming (or going in this case). Rev. Sharpton told me so. - The end is near Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:51:28 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/4639#comment-1759 I remember my first year at LSU, years before the internet, buying a copy of USA Today. That was the internet of it's time. I felt like I was on the cutting edge after I read it. I still enjoy reading news magazines and The Independent. I think there are too many News TV stations out there. It's like a feeding frenzy every time a story breaks out. I'd rather wait until all the facts are out and then read about it a couple of days later rather than listen to all the speculation and hyperbole on TV. - Robby Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:06:36 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/4639#comment-1750 "News reporting and traditional journalism will not go away; we still want to know what’s going on." There's still no profitable business model for news on the Internet, and I doubt there ever will be. Traditional journalism will certainly go away; the future of news is volunteer citizen journalism, and the only investigative stories will be hit pieces commissioned by people with axes to grind, because that's the only place from which money will come. The magic day when all news is free is right around the corner, and you'll get exactly what you pay for. Good luck. - elerra Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:50:27 +0100