[Leica] Sad tidings for newspaper photographers

[gcr910 at gmail.com (Greg Rubenstein)]

Jim Shulman nailed it.

Sad as it is, newspapers entirely missed the boat in monetizing their 
content as an asset as Web use grew and technology changed.

Am a former news guy and, alas, none of my former employers from that era of 
my life are prospering.

Also have a few friends who are journalism/mass communications educators in 
universities. Only one recognized the need and continues to advocate for 
business and technological education training for media sorts. The others 
remain in denial, still blaming circumstances. 

Newspaper owners, management, educators and, alas, staffs kept their 
blinders on too long, only to find they were not essential utilities. They 
blew it. Big time.

Greg Rubenstein

P.S. Many smaller, community newspapers continue to thrive because their 
leadership understands their roles in communities. That's a much different 
business than big-city and national brands.

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