Circle of Life

The circle of life is something that we have all become more aware of since the birth of Simba in 1994.  However, there are a lot of people that seem to be fighting the natural order of things when it comes to specific forms of journalism and/or their individual lifestyles and traditions. The fact is that change is the only constant in life and adaptation and evolution are the things that allow us to survive. Journalism is no different. The article from David Carr talks about the fact that print newspapers have been left to fend for themselves, kind of like a week and dying animal being left behind by the rest of the pack. It does seem like there has been a divergence from convergence in newsrooms across the country. What had been thought to be the future of newspapers has been left behind and is no longer being emphasized. However, as we've discussed the last few classes I really do feel as though journalism does have a future and a specific place in our society. It just comes down to how journalism is going to adapt to the technological and cultural changes that our society is experiencing.

In Soloski's article he talks about the ability we had to predict the bankruptcy filings of different newspapers in the mid-2000's. However, he does make an interesting claim that understanding why those situations even came up in the first place is based on a complex situation. Whenever you are dealing with motivations and/or decisions of individual people it is going to be difficult to account for everything. There are too many variables and contributing factors. One of the most intriguing adaptations that journalism producers are going to have to deal with is the potential of ownership transferring from corporations to investors who are less interested in quality work and more interested in immediate profits.