New Era of Media

As most probably know, the journalists are going through a rough time with the economy and the growth of technology. More and more papers are closing; some of those are transferring to the web, but not all. Physical newspapers are slowly being terminated--whats going to be the effect of that?

With the newspapers moving online, some things have crossed my mind. Is it going to be good for the people because they will now have easier access to the news 24/7? Is it still going to be free or will people have to subscribe? What about the people that don't have access to computers? Also, is it going to be beneficial for the paper? Are they going to end up loosing money? Would they be able to continue being online for a long period of time?

Then it comes to the people working in that field of business. How is it going to affect them? The people that were working at the printing press part are going to be out of a job and most likely going to have to acquire a new skill to keep them going. Then there's those people that have worked there for so long they are used to the one way and it may be hard for them to adapt to the new system. With that, the company may be looking for more younger employees that have new and fresh skills that the older employees may not have; and they will be able to pay them less.

My final thought is how is the world of journalism going to change in the next years with the evolution of media? And will that change, if any, be good or bad?