Panel on Newspapers
Posted by Yollette Merritt
The Death of The Newspaper: Any Hope of Survival?
Nov 06, 2014
Panel: Richard Craig, Kim Komenich, Janice Rombeck
The Death of The Newspaper: Any Hope of Survival?
The history of newspapers has spanned hundreds of years and over various continents, but its role in American society and the body politic has had an unique and powerful impact.
A free and accessible library system has been called by some "the first defense of democracy", and there are many who place the role of newspapers in the same category. Recent years have seen the decline in the United States newspaper market, with closures and restructuring taking place in all parts of the country.
Newspapers... is there any hope of survival?
A three-member panel of professional journalists with a wide range of experience will share thoughts and facts about the future of the newspaper on the local, national, and international markets.
Richard Craig is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University. He is the author of three journalism-related books and has been an adviser to the Spartan Daily student news outlet since 2002.
Craig has spoken at numerous conferences in the U.S. and abroad. His journalistic work has appeared in The New York Times, the San Jose Mercury News, the Miami Herald, and many other outlets. He earned a Ph.D. in Communications at the University of Illinois in 1995, and was a reporter and editor for six years at newspapers in California and Illinois. For more information, consult his Web site at http://www.profcraig.com.
Craig has spoken at numerous conferences in the U.S. and abroad. His journalistic work has appeared in The New York Times, the San Jose Mercury News, the Miami Herald, and many other outlets. He earned a Ph.D. in Communications at the University of Illinois in 1995, and was a reporter and editor for six years at newspapers in California and Illinois. For more information, consult his Web site at http://www.profcraig.com.
Kim Komenich, Photographer, Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at San Jose State University, and advisor for the Spartan Daily students, is an expert in new media and photojournalism, (including staff photographer and editor for the S,F, Chronicle and Examiner) and winner of a 1987 Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism for coverage of the Philippine Revolution. http://kimkom.com/page_id=65
Janice Rombeck is a professional journalist with a wide range of experience including reporter and editorial positions at the San Jose Mercury Newspaper.