A Dismal Perspective of Publishing

From May 25th to the 27th, New York City hosted the annual Book Expo America; three days devoted to all facets of writing and literature. Paul Constant, a writer for The Stranger attended that expo, and his expose is nothing to be comfortable about. Images of less-than eager publishing houses and old-timey writers left Constant feeling sober and unenthusiastic about the future of his industry. Additionally, he was made only more uneasy by the publishers who "bought smaller booths, and were giving away noticeably fewer advance copies of their fall lineups." 

Constant notes in the second half of the article that of all the tragically ominous transitions taking place, the BEA did yield two faintly shimmering rays of hope, domestically and abroad. 

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Starbucks; Everywhere!

As the future of print media is in a tremulous state of being, no one seems to wonder about the future of television journalism. Well, if this is any indicator of the future of the aforementioned journalistic medium, we have a whole new debate on our hands!

Stupid Comedy Central videos never embed properly :(

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Ominous Threat to American Journalists in Saudi Arabia

Any journalist traveling with President Obama on his tour of the Middle East has been warned by the Saudi government against covering any stories unrelated to the American president via penalty of imprisonment. 

Domestically, everyone is concerned with the 'death' of print journalism. I think we have bigger issues to worry about as news gatherers, such as the tyrannical rule pundits face routinely abroad. 

Here's Stephen Colbert making light of the harsh and unjust reality...

(I tried posting the video, but I'm facing problems :( so just click the link above)

Inspiring Story for Aspiring Journalists

Nigel Barlow, a 42 year old resident of the United Kingdom, and seasoned accountant, recently gave up that career to get into journalism, a self-proclaimed 'secret path' he had dreamt of walking down since his mid-teens. After twenty years of counting money, Barlow is now counting words, and he couldn't be more excited.  

Barlow figures the shifting journalistic landscape is opening more opportunities than it is closing doors. He sees the blogosphere and microblogosphere as a revolution fraught with new ideas, and he claims that though the traditional industry is dying, 'in its place, a new beginning is around the corner.' 

Some Wise Words, More of Which Can be Read Here

Barlow's Article on Journalism.co.uk