Has technology ruined our future careers?

Walter Mears is a very intelligent man and very poised. He is very knowledgeable about journalism and media. Mears explained aspects about the Associated Press and how it used to work. I enjoyed that part of the class because I understand more about the broader view of the whole industry.

Mears seems like a person who does not sugar coat anything. I wished he would have because after hearing a long list of the downfall of newspapers I felt depressed and unmotivated. Being a news editorial major it is very exhausting to hear so many people assuming the worst and their assumptions of the future of my career. I have heard more than three teachers telling students from news editorial major to change their major because they will not find any jobs! Last semester I had a teacher that asked all news editorial students to raise their hands and then told them they ought to change their major. Aren’t teachers and guest speakers supposed to tell students about journalism and encourage students to finish their degree? Apparently not!

Some items on the list of bad news Mears told the class included: Associated Press cut their rates by 10%, many people are not interested in learning the facts a newspaper has to offer, newspapers are becoming a corporation, foreign reporting has decreased due to lack of money, internet has played a large part in newspaper downfall.

I do agree with Mears that technological advancements have at some extent endangered the future of newspapers. Broadcast news is a fast and sometimes an instant manner to get your daily news. The internet has also facilitated people having free access to news and breaking news. According to Mears there is an ongoing controversy about “who actually owns the news.” It is true that the future of this industry is not certain but the industry might change in a positive manner.

Just because the industry is changing it doesn’t mean it is bad.