by William Comcowich | Dec 9, 2015 | Journalism
Print media are supposed to be on their deathbed, succumbing to the overwhelming popularity of digital publications. The imminent death of print publications is highly exaggerated. In fact, print is enjoying a rebound, as demonstrated by growing numbers of new...
by William Comcowich | Apr 30, 2015 | Journalism
Journalists seem to be piling into public relations. That’s no wonder considering the massive layoffs in media, growing pay gap between journalists and PR pros, and increasing number of PR jobs available. The number of reporting jobs fell from 52,550 in 2004 to...
by William Comcowich | Apr 30, 2015 | Journalism
Disappearing journalism jobs and the corresponding rise in public relations positions has transformed reporters into hacks who publish press releases verbatim, some claim. Newsrooms are under pressure to do more with smaller staffs. Growing ranks of PR pros,...
by William Comcowich | Feb 19, 2015 | Journalism
Journalism is dying. Virtually all news publications have fewer journalists and fewer news pages. Is journalism being replaced by public relations? The number of reporters decreased from 52,550 to 43,630, a 17 percent drop, from 2003 to 2013, according to Pew...
