Re the OP-ED piece by the professor in the UK. I read the article and get the gist of it because I’m in close contact with our local newspaper staff and they’ve really been effected by the internet. Ad revenues have dropped significantally over the last few years to the point they’re really scrambling to find direction. Ad revenues from their online version are not making up for the decrease in print ads and subscriptions.

I can say that in my age bracket, near 70, few know much about the computer and most don’t have one in their home. I wonder where this transition line is?

I use Helen Berman’s website as a resource tool for my advertising sales business and her contention is that the editorial staff creates the value that becomes the value for the consumer, therefore drives the value.

Chuck

As a professor, he should be smarter than to make sweeping generalizations.

Perhaps proof of those who can’t do, teach?

I’m not thrilled about the current state of journalism either, because too often unresearched commentary is passed off as journalism. But there’s still some great stuff out there.

And we DO learn skills the same way as a plumber or an electrician or a surgeon or a teacher.

We deserve to be paid well.

Sid, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I agree. There are a lot of bricklayers, but not too many who take care to place the bricks in the right fashion.

And thanks to Maria for originally tweeting this!

Full source disclosure: I was pointed to the article by a tweet ( http://twitter.com/mariaschneider/statuses/1859485143 )from Maria Schneider of Editor Unleashed ( http://editorunleashed.com/ ).

Sid.

Not having your background, I don’t naturally have the same passion about the subject that you do. But I certainly caught it from this post – which in a small way proves your point, doesn’t it?