The only constant is change, but change is constantly hard. I say that from the perspective of having built, then lost (with much hardship and heartache), a company that employed a significant number of skilled and well paid workers here in Kamloops and across the province.
Too many Canadians today, in too many industries, are experiencing change that impacts both their livelihoods and their passions. In most cases, a staggeringly complex combination of market forces are at play.
Unfortunately, those who are affected by change often feel the need to cast the righteousness of their plight in opposition to a single, responsible culprit.
Anyone with half a brain can tell the difference between journalism and blogging, but it seems that many voices within the profession - such as one commentator over at Fouldsy's Blog - insist on building themselves back up by knocking us down.
If journalists continue to focus on the myth of the culprit blogger instead of anticipating and overcoming the real causes of their predicament, the future of their profession will hold much more hard change.
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