Last month, the University of Oregon hosted the fall conference of the Society of Professional Journalists. Along with a number of workshops on specialized topics, there was a lunch panel where I joined two newspaper managing editors for a spirited discussion (argument?) over the future of media and journalism.
Not long afterwards, the Portland Business Journal followed up on one comment by panelist Steve Smith with a page one story predicting an impending plunge in local TV news revenues, and potential layoffs that could mirror those that have plagued newspapers in recent years.
Now you can enjoy the entire luncheon chat online. SPJ has posted the video on the SPJ web site.
Moderated by Rob Smith, editor of the Portland Business Journal, the discussion featured Steve Engelberg, managing editor of ProPublica (and former managing editor of The Oregonian), Steve Smith, former editor of the Spokesman-Review, and myself, online editor at KGW
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