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National Buy-A-Newspaper Day“There’s a reporter I know who’s especially fond of calling newspapers ‘the daily miracle.’ Every day in newsrooms across the country, a group of people from very different backgrounds get together, pry the latest news from their communities, sometimes willingly and sometimes not, and puts together a cohesive, informative product for thousands of people. It’s really incredible when you think of all the work this takes just to ensure that we have an informed democracy.”
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2004 Ricin discovered in Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s offices; 1990 South African President F.W. DeKlerk promises to free Nelson Mandela; 1979 Iran’s Islamic revolution; Idi Amin takes power in Uganda; 1964 G.I. Joe’s birthday; 1943 Battle of Stalingrad ends; MGM fires Buster Keaton; 1887 First Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob, Punxsutawney, PA; Light pollution born—first electric streetlight; 1876 Baseball’s National League founded; 1847 First Donner Party member dies in Sierras; 1653 New Amsterdam, now New York City, incorporated; 1536 Buenos Aires founded
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It's true that the daily newspaper is, on many days, a great accomplishment produced by a collaboration of journalists. But every one of the good features of the newspaper mentioned by Freiberg, could be accomplished in any form of delivery. The internet probably will be even better at maximizing what a good staff of journalists can produce for the general public. What we need to focus on is not the perpetuation of newspapers but the perpetuation of fine journalism. That means good minds need to focus on the development of new economic models that will provide that support when the financial resources of newspapers inevitably decline and wither beyond the point where they can produce
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Ted: (for what it's worth)
ReplyDeleteSeveral of my doctors (they all call me "the professor") thought I had been an English prof. When I corrected them they asked "What's the
difference?" "An English prof," I said, "is concerned that written and spoken messages be grammatically correct, have flow, and perhaps some
grace. A Journalism prof is concerned that the message be understood."
Campbell
I love this quote. It really takes so much hard work, time, and cooperation for a newspaper staff to effectively put together a newspaper. I don't think many people give the reporters the credit they deserve!
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing that every day before I even get up there in writing formatted and organized volumes of news that happened the day before. It takes many people who are willing to be dedicated and consistent to produce current newspapers.
ReplyDeleteI like the part in his quote about gathering people from different backgrounds together. I feel this is a good way to connect to a large variety of people. Allowing the public to engage in the stories produced.
ReplyDeleteI think its incredible that people can put out these newspapers daily. The work that goes into them is ridiculous and takes so much time that its hard to realize its put together so quickly. I love the concept of a newspaper bringing information together from so many different backgrounds.
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