Newspapers See Writing On the Wall --Cagle

Bits and PiecesREPORTS OF the demise of newspapers may not have been exaggerated after all. In fact, I’d go as far to say they’re underestimated.

The newspaper industry has long cried poor, living off thin margins for years, yet plugging away in the name of all that is sacred. No one enters journalism believing they’ll make a comfortable living. This is noble work, carrying on the legacy of Joe Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst and Adolph Simon Ochs—the Peace Corps of media. There is a hardscrabble dignity that accompanies the profession, a respect and notoriety that are factored into the remuneration.