When people find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers?
I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some people's minds I wouldn't be able to build a career in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, I'm actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online.
Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware of how many people you can reach with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base, and you will have a strong reason for online journalism.
In her successful blog post titled "The job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have", author Jenny Surane states,"Print is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers' heads." She goes on to state that people don't feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get news from many different sources.
If print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for information has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented.
Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to.
Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.
One academically excellent young person went to apply for a position in an international company. The director 1 him.
He asked, "Was it your father who 2 for your education?" The youth answered, "My father 3 when I was one year old. It was my 4 who met the expenses." The director asked, "What's her 5?" The youth answered, "She has been earning her living by 6 clothes since my father died of illness." The director asked again, "Have you ever 7 her wash clothes before?" The youth answered, "8. She wanted me to study and read more books."
The director said, "I have a 9. When you go back today, go and clean her 10, and then come back and tell me your feelings tomorrow morning."
When the youth got home, he 11 to wash his mother's hands. His mother felt 12 at first. Happy but with mixed feelings, she then showed her hands to him. The youth washed his mother's hands 13. His tears fell 14 he did that. It was the first time he had noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's 15. He said, "I cleaned my mother's hands as requested and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes."
The director asked, "What have you 16?"
The youth said, "Now I know what 17 is. Without my mother, I wouldn't have finished my studies. By helping my mother, I realize how difficult it is to get something done. I'm really grateful to my mother for what she has done."
The director said, "I'm 18 to hear that. I want to employ a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the 19 of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are 20."
What is the most popular communication tool today? your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say you're a bit old-fashioned. Today, a new form of communication "WeChat",owns a Chinese name "weixin", is becoming the most influential text and voicing tool all over the world.
What (advantage) does WeChat have? First, WeChat is a relatively cheap way of communication; is to say, it uses network traffic instead of telephone fare. Next, we can know what is going on at any time. And we can have (easy) access to information available than other messaging tools.
What roles does it play in our daily life? According to the latest report, the number of (register) users on the WeChat platform has topped 200 million and it expanded its business to the overseas market. Can you imagine that a mobile phone app is so (appeal) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? WeChat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world. A large number of people (become) "WeChataholic", which means they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and can't live it.
However, while enjoying its great convenience, people should not ignore the danger of being cheated, for information on WeChat is (public) known.
