Tuesday, November 14, 2006
R.I.P Traditional Media
"It was a product of nervous energy back then," he said. "It came out of a city
room with noise and typewriters and thick smoke all through the joint. It was
horrible, terrible and unhealthy, and now they have computers that can do
wondrous things and everybody sits at them and bores the world. There used to be newspaper bars where everyone hung out and talked. Now they go to health clubs."
I dont think there will ever be a time without newspapers altogether. However, it is true that the "new media" is taking over the traditional media. People are addicted to computers and who wants to pick up a paper and read when you can get that same paper online.
"The only person who even touches the cabinets is the blind proprietor of
the lobby newsstand who guides himself along the cabinets to the press room
bathroom."
"Newspaper writing was better then than now, Mr. Breslin said, because "the
language has been hurt by the computer."
I guess it is unfortunate for those who actually still hold jobs in fields of traditional media , being that they are slowly being pushed away into this new media. Maybe the best move would be to pick up an interest in the new media and work with that if not many people are going to be left out of jobs if they don't give in.
