Is The Newspaper Dead? Full Version
Op-Heads: a virtual chat on the issues that matter
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It’s the paradox of new journalism — as print media enterprises cut jobs and close bureaus, their online offspring, offering free and up-to-the-minute content, thrive. But is print journalism dying, or merely adapting to a new era? And what does the next generation of reporters need to know? We asked Tom Fiedler, dean of the College of Communications and former executive editor of the Miami Herald, and Sacha Pfeiffer, a health and science reporter for WBUR and former writer for the Boston Globe, to give us their take on the future of their business.
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