What’s a world to do with fewer international correspondents to cover world events?
Iran’s election is consuming US news stories but with fewer on location journalist many news organization are relying on the 140 characters they find on Twitter and video on UTube for real time information. Fewer professional reporters are being sent on location and fewer news organizations have the funding available to support correspondent’s work. Now more than ever hard decisions are being made about which events to cover and when to stay home.
Reading Mark Seibel’s article in Nieman Reports, I was surprised to hear the fact that Iran was making visas available was the determining factor in sending a journalist to cover the election – his itinerary had been changed thus eliminating a trip to Afghanistan!
Here’s one more reason why a new business model is needed to support newspapers and their reporters.
