If any of you out there are considering embarking on a career in journalism, you may want to take heed of these words of advice from Craig Newmark…. And who might that be? Only the guy that founded craigslist, which is causing newspaper publishers around the world to have increasingly bad nightmares.
"You guys are going to be graduating into an uncertain, kind of scary environment. The advantage you have is that you grew up with more technology and you may be more open to it. Right now your potential capabilities actually frighten veteran journalists. I've spoken with a lot of mid-career journalists, and they think you guys are instant messaging while having conversations. And that kind of scares them. Of course, just think that 5-year-olds can do it better than you. So be aware of that. Do what you can on the Net to build up some kind of online reputation. Who knows? You may be your own news provider. You may want to start working on your own personal brand. Maybe start a blog and see if people will pay attention. You may be your own network."
All sounds good stuff to me. You could even end up like “The Wizened of Oz!” (Rupert Murdoch) Nah… I wouldn’t wish that on anyone!
George Parker
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