Building the ideal newsroom for the next 50 years
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- Organization
- Old Gold & Black
- Title
- Contributing editor
- Location
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC
- About Me
- I'm a student in political science and journalism. I've been involved with our fine campus newspaper for longer than I care to admit, serving as news editor, managing editor, and online editor.
Over the last year plus, I've been slowly working to design and develop a new, dynamic Web presence. I had no idea what I was getting into.
- Your Website
- http://www.oldgoldandblack.com
- Share your thoughts about how the newsroom of the future should be different . (And if you do, please post a copy of your answer in the forums).
- Wow. Where to begin?
The newsroom of the future should be the dream workplace of millions of patriotic Americans. All the glamorous stars will pretend to work there in hit movies. Women will fawn over the brave male reporters. Men will adore the brilliant female ones. (Or vice versa if you march to a different beat, not that there's anything wrong with that.)
It should be a place that values reporting that is truthful, humane, and fearless through stories that are creative and engaging -- in print, video, blogs, chats, tweets, facebook groups, interactive video games, visual databases, audio, cell phones, virtual reality, and wirelessly-transmitted pre-recorded dreams beamed directly into paying subscribers' cortexes.
There should be all the latest technology, free day care, a game room, health club, and a first-class subsidized cafeteria (Thursdays are sushi days!). Lastly, every worker should be compensated according to the enormous value an adoring public places on quality journalism, the greatest and most revered pillar of Democracy, Freedom, and all that is good in the world. Specifically, about $125,000 for the new kid at the copy desk, and on up from there. Did I mention the travel allowances and paid yearly sabbaticals?
And, the best part is, all we need to do in order to bring about this future which we so richly deserve -- get rid of Rupert Murdoch and teach HTML in J-schools!
I, for one, can't wait. How about you?
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I saw you're going to be at the conference and wanted to introduce myself.
PS. I'm on board, as long as Fridays are make-your-own pizza days.