Internet has changed the traditional news media. The way we used to get news fifteen years ago is not the standard anymore. In old days – we used to read about an event few hours after it happen. But today we learn it almost right the way.
Thanks to the internet and advancement in communication technology – we have many sources for news. Now if anything happen in any part of the world, we learn about it in Twitter, then we read about it online if different news sites and finally we watch the video in YouTube. We don’t wait for our favorite newspaper’s early edition to read about it anymore.
Also because of the advancement of mobile device like cellphones and tablets we are no longer tied with our big home computer. We are carrying our source of news all time with us anywhere we go.
And this change everything. We are not buying newspaper any more. We are not subscribing paper based magazine any more. Now we read online and we subscribe online. As a result of this the traditional print media business is slowly dying.
In next few year, we will see another big change in the job sectors related to print media. Some job will remain and some job will be gone. Here is a snapshot –
News Reporter or Journalist
People who collect, research and create information about a certain event.
Future : These job will remain as these jobs are the core of the news media industry.
Newspaper Editors
Newspaper editors is the person who decide which news stories are to be printed in the paper. They also assign the news reporter or journalist to check news and also check the accuracy of the news. A newspaper editor’s professionalism and ethical values define a news paper’s value and respect.
Future : These jobs will remain as these jobs are the core of the news media industry.
Here comes the part that may not have any future –
Printing press – this is the place where news gets printed in paper. Multiple other services involved here that are required to run the process.
Service 1 Paper Supply
To print news paper materials are needed. Papers are made from wood pulp and recycled matter. Making paper is a big industry.
Future :Declining rate of news paper will not kill the industry, but it will face serious financial trouble.
Service 2 Printing Press Employees
People who operates the printing machinery and other services. If print media industry stop printing news in a paper format, then these people will need to look for job elsewhere.
Future : If the news media stop publishing news in paper, then people who work here, will lost their job.
Service 3 Distribution
This department is responsible for getting the newspaper from the print press to the reader.
Future : If the news media stop publishing news in paper, then people who work here, will lost their job.
Service 4 Circulation
This department maintains subscribers record. They also maintain record of the rack sales and sales of the coin-operated dispensers. News carriers are usually independently contracted employees who deliver the newspaper to reader house. They are also a part of the circulation channel.
Future : If the news media stop publishing news in paper, then people who work here, will lost their job.
These changes that we just talked – will not happen tomorrow. It will take long time. In some country these changes will happen fast and in some country it will take long time. It all depends on the technological advancement. Either it happen tomorrow or many years from now, we need to start working from today. We need to find alternative job solution for the people who will lost the job.
But one thing we are certain – news media industry will not go anywhere. It will continue satisfying human curiosity as long as the human civilization survive.
Writer – Rubayat M.
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