PressEthic

Obviously I’m a little concerned about the recent job cuts at newsrooms around the country. Considering that I want to be a newspaper reporter, this topic has been the focus of my thoughts lately. I’m not only worried about finding a job at a respectable newspaper; I am worried about the future of newpapers in general.

What are the effects of the recent newsroom cuts at The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and other major newspapers around the country? How will the cuts affect a newspaper's ability to report the news? Will the quality of journalism at these newspapers diminish? Does that mean there will be more job cuts in the future?

I, of course, don’t have any of the answers to these questions. Fortunately, this is my short post for the week and I can direct you to a person who has started to ask these questions to analysts and editors who have some interesting responses. Jennifer Saba’s article on the Editing and Publishing website discusses the aforementioned questions and other concerns surrounding this issue.