ALJ301 reactions, thoughts and musings » News Limited http://koren.edublogs.org A component of Deakin University's Multi-Media Journalism subject Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:24:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 A sign of the technological times? http://koren.edublogs.org/2008/08/28/a-sign-of-the-technological-times/ http://koren.edublogs.org/2008/08/28/a-sign-of-the-technological-times/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:21:07 +0000 koren http://koren.edublogs.org/?p=15 So Fairfax Media will axe 550 jobs across Australia and New Zealand… the news hasn’t surprised some. The Australian’s Mark Day blames it on the economic squeeze caused by “classified rivers of gold flowing towards the internet”.

 

I reckon it’s a case of old media not fully embracing new technology. And journalists aren’t happy.

 

Interestingly (I work for News Limited), at the same time Fairfax got their infamous email we got one detailing the upgrade to Adelaide printing presses. Makes you wonder…

 

UPDATE (SEPTEMBER 3): Click here for a great commentary by Media Watch.

 

UPDATE (SEPTEMBER 16): Click here for some interesting thoughts from Juan Senor, partner with the Innovation International Media Group.

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