Romenesko Letters
Johnathon Houston responds to Sunny Wallace's
letter with some observations:
* A lot of the columnizing and handwringing on the crisis in newspapers comes from people who already have their gigs (and good gigs they are, too). If I have to read another
Ken Auletta thumbsucker I will poke my eyes out with a dull spoon.
* Those just starting out are grateful to have jobs at all, what with the huge oversupply of j-grads, and they don't rock the boat with a lot of enterprise-- creative ideas that are by definition dangerous/unusual.
* Shorter stories and smaller papers render papers less and less essential -- and offer less physical engagement -- for the reader.
