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Change is coming
Issue date: 12/2/08 Section: Forum
After we reflected on things to be thankful for during Thanksgiving last week, we realized something important.
We're thankful for our jobs.
Not only are we thankful for the actual employment, but we are thankful that our newspaper still exists in this current day and age.
For those of you who don't know, we're a dying breed.
On this campus people read the newspaper on their way to class, in class, while eating, in the restroom, you name it.
Though everywhere else in the world, people are starting to read their newspapers online.
Or they don't read one at all.
Like many other industries, newspapers are seeing huge cuts and job losses. We can't just struggle through the economic depression though; newspapers need a complete overhaul.
How does a newspaper sustain itself off of ad revenue when people have Craigslist?
How does a newspaper pay a staff to write stories when people can conveniently get their news from bloggers online instead?
How do we keep your interest when you'd rather be watching TV or listening to music than reading?
In the latest move to find a positive solution, some newspapers have started outsourcing jobs to India and the Middle East.
According to popular columnist Maureen Dowd, of The New York Times, a newspaper in Pasadena has recently started paying journalists overseas $7.50 per thousand words. These individuals are actually writing about the daily, local news in Pasadena, even though they are thousands of miles away.
These are grim times for the American journalist.
Throughout this term, we have tried to improve our writing, improve what's available on our website, improve our design and strive towards strong journalistic standards. There have been rough patches along the way, but at least we're getting somewhere.
Our goals will never change - to provide you with the quality material you deserve; we are attempting to build a great collection of OSU's best writers and journalists.
We just need to make sure that we keep on moving forward. Student Media at OSU may be changing a lot in the next few terms.
As readers, listeners and viewers, you need to give us any feedback you can. Maybe if we put our heads together, we can keep ourselves afloat in the years to come.
We do know one thing though; we certainly won't be outsourcing any of our jobs. Stop by 118 Snell Hall anytime if you are interested in working for us next term.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
We're thankful for our jobs.
Not only are we thankful for the actual employment, but we are thankful that our newspaper still exists in this current day and age.
For those of you who don't know, we're a dying breed.
On this campus people read the newspaper on their way to class, in class, while eating, in the restroom, you name it.
Though everywhere else in the world, people are starting to read their newspapers online.
Or they don't read one at all.
Like many other industries, newspapers are seeing huge cuts and job losses. We can't just struggle through the economic depression though; newspapers need a complete overhaul.
How does a newspaper sustain itself off of ad revenue when people have Craigslist?
How does a newspaper pay a staff to write stories when people can conveniently get their news from bloggers online instead?
How do we keep your interest when you'd rather be watching TV or listening to music than reading?
In the latest move to find a positive solution, some newspapers have started outsourcing jobs to India and the Middle East.
According to popular columnist Maureen Dowd, of The New York Times, a newspaper in Pasadena has recently started paying journalists overseas $7.50 per thousand words. These individuals are actually writing about the daily, local news in Pasadena, even though they are thousands of miles away.
These are grim times for the American journalist.
Throughout this term, we have tried to improve our writing, improve what's available on our website, improve our design and strive towards strong journalistic standards. There have been rough patches along the way, but at least we're getting somewhere.
Our goals will never change - to provide you with the quality material you deserve; we are attempting to build a great collection of OSU's best writers and journalists.
We just need to make sure that we keep on moving forward. Student Media at OSU may be changing a lot in the next few terms.
As readers, listeners and viewers, you need to give us any feedback you can. Maybe if we put our heads together, we can keep ourselves afloat in the years to come.
We do know one thing though; we certainly won't be outsourcing any of our jobs. Stop by 118 Snell Hall anytime if you are interested in working for us next term.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
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