Nearly 1 in 5 Print Journos Working in 2001 Gone

A story posted Sunday by Jennifer Saba at Editor & Publisher details the findings of the sixth annual "State of the News Media" report by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

One of the more surprising revelations of the report was that nearly one out of every five journalists working for newspapers in 2001 is now gone (including yours truly).

The report also says this year might be the worse yet for layoffs.

The following trends were among those highlighted in the E&P story:

* The focus about how to finance the news industry -- particularly micropayments and nonprofit ownership -- is likely misplaced. "The micropayment idea was tried and rejected by users early on and has run into headlong resistance from online advocates," the report said.

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* Power is shifting to the individual journalist from the news outlet with more people seeking out names through search, e-mail, blogs and social media.

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* The idea of partnerships -- shared content between or among former rivals -- "may offer prospects" for the future business model.

Read the full story at Editor & Publisher, and/or access the report at this link.

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-- TJ Sullivan

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