Comments on: What measures success in journalism these days? http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/05/old-measures-of-success-in-journalism/ Dispatches from the walking dead in today's "old" media Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan Chun http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/05/old-measures-of-success-in-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Susan Chun Thu, 27 May 2010 15:54:39 +0000 http://zombiejournalism.com/?p=731#comment-781 Great post. I couldn't agree more. The staid "We're the Fourth Estate" mentality and "Stepford Wife" newsroom culture increasingly don't work -- not for journalists. Or readers. All the hand-wringing over how to retain a dying generation of subscribers -- what about the next generation they'll need to replace the one that's dying? if they can't figure out how to hook a new generation of readers, they're toast.<br><br>Twitter handle: @shc347 Great post. I couldn't agree more. The staid “We're the Fourth Estate” mentality and “Stepford Wife” newsroom culture increasingly don't work — not for journalists. Or readers. All the hand-wringing over how to retain a dying generation of subscribers — what about the next generation they'll need to replace the one that's dying? if they can't figure out how to hook a new generation of readers, they're toast.

Twitter handle: @shc347

]]> By: Mandy Jenkins http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/05/old-measures-of-success-in-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Mandy Jenkins Wed, 26 May 2010 20:59:14 +0000 http://zombiejournalism.com/?p=731#comment-780 Those are great questions to ask yourself in any field, I think, but especially in journalism (where it's getting tougher and tougher to even get a job, let alone be happy with one). Those are great questions to ask yourself in any field, I think, but especially in journalism (where it's getting tougher and tougher to even get a job, let alone be happy with one).

]]> By: Alexis Grant http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/05/old-measures-of-success-in-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Alexis Grant Wed, 26 May 2010 18:48:24 +0000 http://zombiejournalism.com/?p=731#comment-779 You're so on-point with this. I think a lot of journalists will relate, especially those of us re-evaluating our career or thinking about which direction to go in next.<br><br>What I'd add is that success is measured by self-fulfillment and satisfaction. Do I feel challenged by my job? Am I learning new things? Am I part of the future of this industry? Am I making a difference (and you can measure that in lots of ways, too)? Am I enjoying my job?<br><br>A lot of us got into this industry because journalism gave us a YES to all of those questions. But that's changing -- and Stepford journalism isn't always as fulfilling as it once was. That's why my goals have changed... and are still evolving. I think it's healthy to be able to look your dreams in the eye and say, you're not what I aspire to anymore. I want something different. And then go for it. You're so on-point with this. I think a lot of journalists will relate, especially those of us re-evaluating our career or thinking about which direction to go in next.

What I'd add is that success is measured by self-fulfillment and satisfaction. Do I feel challenged by my job? Am I learning new things? Am I part of the future of this industry? Am I making a difference (and you can measure that in lots of ways, too)? Am I enjoying my job?

A lot of us got into this industry because journalism gave us a YES to all of those questions. But that's changing — and Stepford journalism isn't always as fulfilling as it once was. That's why my goals have changed… and are still evolving. I think it's healthy to be able to look your dreams in the eye and say, you're not what I aspire to anymore. I want something different. And then go for it.

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