It’s been a couple of days filled with thoughts and talks about my future. Today I stumbled across a more or less mind-tearing post concerning the future of some people at “The New York Times”. Looks like “re-training” is the current crisis’ flavor of choice when it comes to the topic of euphemism. Still I neither believe that the web is or ever will be a replacement for ink, paper or the feeling of turning pages nor will going web-only miraculously re-fill publisher’s pockets. But in times when everything is at stake and CBA’s are softened up on a daily basis, newspapers and publishers seem to be more than eager to jump the bandwagon on the cost-side without ever taking into account that the only real asset a newspaper has is a talented, hard-working and loyal work-force. Yes, us the journalists.
I believe.