University of Nebraska journalism professor Joe Weber, a former chief of correspondents at BusinessWeek, writes that business journalism, despite its current struggles, will survive but may take on new forms to do so.
“At the end of the day, it seems clear that people who need financial and economic news will be served. They may be served over cell phones, iPads, the Net or someday by brain implants — who knows? — but their demand for information will be met. The challenge for business journalists is to figure out how to make sure these folks pay the freight so they can keep churning out top-quality work. And, for budding journalists, the challenge is to make sure that they can serve up the goods in whatever form the market requires.”
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