<p>You people are so freaking ignorant. Dying? HAHAHAHHA. That’s right, the news is dying! Seriously, try thinking before you speak. NEWSPAPERS are dying. Newspapers. Journalism is changing. Do you really think online websites aren’t going to charge for access? Everything is going to be online, and it won’t be free. </p>
<p>Do you even realize where newspaper publications get the majority of their money? Hint: It’s NOT from subscriptions. </p>
<p>Do you honestly think sports journalism especially is going to die? People LIVE off sports news. People pay for online access to insider stuff all the time already. And entertainment news? </p>
<p>Yeah, a lot of journalists are losing their jobs right now. The industry is undergoing a massive change. But dying? Come on. The news is always going to be there. You can’t tell me some blogger in India is where people are going to go to hear that there was a 6-car accident, or someone was killed, or a celebrity was arrested, or there was a murder 4 blocks down from you. </p>
<p>People love feature stories, and they love local stories. Bloggers are NOT going to do that stuff. I mean where do you see news now? Facebook? Twitter? Well who do you think is breaking the story? Oh yeah, a journalist. A news outlet. Let’s just take out all the news publications in the country. Imagine life without them (since you’re saying they’re gonna die if they’re not already dead, which just doesn’t make sense). Who’s going to report, I don’t know, EVERYTHING?</p>
<p>Are bloggers going to go out and talk to people for quotes? Attend press conferences? Take pictures? Interview the star after the big game? Go out and report about an accident? Fires? Natural disasters? You say that people will just get their news from where it’s free. Yet if there’s no places reporting on it because they’re “dead” THERE WON’T BE ANY INFO.</p>
<p>Actually I think that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Once newspapers fully go down, (and by fully I mean the major ones are all out), all their online sites should be paid subscriptions. I know the NY Times just started charging after you view a certain amount of content, but I think that’s just the beginning.</p>
<p>Wow, it must suck for others when you have real life conversations with them, if that’s the best debate you can put forward. Guess that’s what happens to some engineers. I’ll keep my social skills, thanks. ;)</p>
<p>Yes because if one major is better than yours at something they MUST be worse somewhere else, right?</p>
<p>Sure my degree didn’t teach me anything that useful, but it had to make me better than you somewhere.</p>
<p>Hmmmm… engineers spend a lot of time studying and doing work. They ate either busy or have no social skills. Well I never do that much work for my major, so they must have no social skills.</p>
<p>Aaahaa! You may have to reason, problem solve, do math, etc. better than me but I must have better social skills. Loser</p>
<p>Aww did I hurt your feelings? I’m sorry. You really thought I was serious? Come on, even my Psych professor made a joke about engineers being anti-social last week. A drag queen calling bingo numbers on campus even made a joke about engineers recently. The engineers in the room didn’t start crying, they laughed. Are we a little sensitive here?</p>
<p>1) What am I talking about? Your complete rant of a post in response to my joke about engineers and social skills.
2) I’m not a dude.
3) I never said you should care what I think about you…? What are YOU talking about?</p>
<p>1) You were the one who brought up some opinion that all engineers dont have social skills
2) We know you’re not a dude- you’re in journalism for cryin out loud
3) Go back to your blogging homework and have fun living in a roach-infested apartment and having to skip meals to pay the rent</p>
<p>1) I said SOME, not all. Try again. And once again, it was a JOKE. Lighten up a little, geez. What are you 7?
2) Doesn’t even make sense.
3) Good try, I’m actually already doing well. I’m only a sophomore and I’m writing for a major sports website. People are paying to read my stories.</p>
<p>And yea, I’m actually doing pretty well also. The government is paying me for the stuff I build. Ahh but that must be pennies compared to people reading you stories!!</p>
<p>Did I compare our majors? Did I say I will make more than you? Didn’t think so. I was clearly replying to you saying “have fun living in a roach-infested apartment and having to skip meals to pay the rent.” Stop taking things out of context, bud.</p>