The end is far

Before I begin, I believe that I should caution the audience with this:

Disclaimer: Much of the info below makes this post seem like "same post, different day".

They are wounded. They are reeling. But, the 20th century media outlets, such as television news and newspapers, will not be dying anytime soon. As much as the online community, more specifically news bloggers and other citizen journalists, would like, they are not about to take over the spot as the prime media outlet in the United States.

It's not a secret that these online parasites live off of the news coverage provided by traditional media. But like I have said before in my previous post, "Blog Schmog", this so called online community lacks a great deal of credibility and the lack of an original news reporting ability.

The graph in my earlier post, "Certainly Uncertain", shows that the older people grow, the more likely they are to being accustomed to reading the paper. The only real question should be, is will people in our generation continue this paper/news watching trend, or will they remain loyal to the media outlet that grew up with, the internet.

I believe enough people are going to keep watching television news as well as reading the paper with their coffee every morning to keep our old fashioned media in business. If for no other reason, people will continue to do so because of the credibility that these news outlets have earned in the past century. Newspapers and television news have been trustworthy for the most part and lasted through many tough times in our country's history. The online community has really only just begun and its success will only be able to be measured with time and longevity.

Television sets and newspapers will continue to battle with this online community. But in the end, the online community will do what so many say, "respect your elders".

So for all of you writers, anchors and reporters, keep learning about the industry and keep doing what you have been and want to do, because the end is far, not near.