The Future Of Journalism

Media and journalism have been hugely affected by the Internet and the increased usage of online media outlets. Why buy a newspaper when you can get the information online for free?
Today it is necessary for a newspaper to have a website to compete in the market.
Many people say that print media could become obsolete. I agree that it is a possibility but I think currently we are far away from this point. Newspapers and magazines are more convenient to carry around than a laptop but now with "smartphone" devices such as the Iphone it is even easier to get information instantly any time you want it.
In the future magazines and newspapers could create easy to use Iphone friendly publications i.e. The New York Times. I think that these will become more and more prevalent. I think T.V. news is safe for the time being. Lots of people still watch the news everyday on T.V.
Radio news like NPR again probably going to be creating Iphone friendly interface. Live streams of radio shows.
It will be interesting to see whats going to happen. How news organizations will change the way they advertise and the way they attempt to gain consumers.

How do you like your job as university president ?

What do you feel are the strongest programs at University of Memphis?

How could you make some of the other programs stronger? Will the increase in tuition go to improve some programs?

Hard Lead:

LOS ANGELES — More than 500 carwashes here employ thousands of workers to soap and scrub millions of vehicles. On Tuesday, the city attorney accused the industry of systemic labor violations and charged three men with 176 counts of worker abuse at four family-owned carwashes.

“A group of unscrupulous owners and a managers have created a work environment that borders on indentured servitude,” the city attorney, Rocky Delgadillo, said. “That is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in Los Angeles.”

The complaint, filed in Superior Court, charges two brothers, Benny and Nissan Pirian, who own the four carwashes in the city and two others in Los Angeles County, with failing to pay $450,000 in wages over five years. They could face more than 80 years in jail and $136,000 in fines.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/us/11carwash.html?ref=us

I like this lead for hitting the main points of the story right off. It says who, what, when, where, why, and how. It is also attention grabbing for me, the quote does a good job at that.

The most important part of this story is that some Los Angeles carwash owners are being accused of labor violations.

Anecdotal Lead:

NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio — It has been 10 months since most of the workers walked out of the plain, low-slung factory here for the final time. The building, which had been home to the Manchester Tool Company since just after World War II, sits dormant now, a “for sale or lease” sign in front, buried recently in a fresh snowfall.

But the fallout of the plant’s closure last year by Kennametal, a global conglomerate based in Latrobe, Pa., just a few months into the recession, continues to weigh heavily on the lives of the roughly 100 employees who lost their livelihoods.

Starting out this lead makes me wonder why the factory was abandoned by the workers and then it goes on to answer. It is attention grabbing. I like story-like details i.e. about the snow. Also, this lead is informative.

The focus of the story is on Manchester Tool Company closing and the employees who lost their jobs.

The Purpose Of Journalism: A List

1. To keep the public informed
2. Spread the news/truth
3. Allow people to speak up
4. Question & Answer
5. investigate

Brief Bio

Ryan Woods is a freshman Journalism major at the University of Memphis. She is from Memphis and lives in the suburb of Cordova with her parents, sister, and pets. Other than being a student at the university Ryan also works at Memphis Pizza Cafe as a server and kitchen worker. In her opinion the best pizza is the barbeque chicken with pineapple.

Ryan loves music, lots of different genres and is always up to listen to something new. She also enjoys doing yoga, taking her dog to the park, eating sushi, killing zombies in "Left For Dead," watching "Project Runway," and traveling anywhere.

She doesn't know what she wants to do yet for a job, but has plenty of time to figure it out and is looking forward to it!