Comments on: Want to Save Journalism? Go to a Conference http://pjnet.org/post/2102/ Public Journalism Network Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:59:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael Morisy http://pjnet.org/post/2102/comment-page-1/#comment-9829 Michael Morisy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:22:32 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=2102#comment-9829 I've been lucky enough to be a happily employed journalist who does "hacker journalism" on the side, working in a niche trade media industry that's done better than most. That being said, the trend in conferences I've attended is fewer and fewer attendees, with less and less content being offered. Now these aren't journalism conferences, but with budgets tight all around, is "Go to a conference" really the best answer as more and more conversations move online? Shouldn't we be promoting low-cost alternatives that are accessible to the rank and file? Maybe I'm just bitter since I couldn't secure funding for conference attendance earlier this year ;) I’ve been lucky enough to be a happily employed journalist who does “hacker journalism” on the side, working in a niche trade media industry that’s done better than most. That being said, the trend in conferences I’ve attended is fewer and fewer attendees, with less and less content being offered. Now these aren’t journalism conferences, but with budgets tight all around, is “Go to a conference” really the best answer as more and more conversations move online? Shouldn’t we be promoting low-cost alternatives that are accessible to the rank and file?

Maybe I’m just bitter since I couldn’t secure funding for conference attendance earlier this year ;)

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