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03/09/2005: "Journalists have copy edi..."

Doc links to an opinion piece by Jon Friedman, Media Editor for the public radio show MarketWatch.

Friedman writes,

Newspapers and magazines have long had teams of news editors, copy editors and proofreaders to catch mistakes and make sure a writer is capturing an appropriate tone.

Meanwhile, the Seattle Times plans 90 to 110 layoffs, The Detroit FreePress plans to cut 60 (for the first time in its 174 year history), Tribune Review Publishing Company is undergoing massive restructuring, and... aw hell, just track it here, will ya?

Spokane is not immune.

With the continued contraction of the media, big-J Journalists are receiving less of what makes them different from random people with web sites.

Hey Tom, its time to board the Cluetrain.

6. The Internet is enabling conversations among human beings that were simply not possible in the era of mass media.