Sunday, February 21, 2010
Have Keyboard, Will Travel
YOU can tell when a print journalist has lost his full-time job because of the digital markings that suddenly appear, like the tail of a fading comet. First, he joins Facebook. A Gmail address is promptly obtained. The Twitter account comes next, followed by the inevitable blog. Throw in a LinkedIn profile for good measure. This online coming-out is the first step in a daunting, and economically discouraging, transformation: from a member of a large institution to a would-be Internet “brand.” More...
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I read this out loud to my husband on Sunday morning. We didn't know whether to laugh or cry. And were actually wondering if those poor journalists were out of work because they had waited so long to get all of those things.
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