The editor of Boston.com offers a 10-point post on reasons to be hopeful in journalism. David Beard's observations include:
1. Access. Anyone can play.
2. Anyone can play, so anyone can do something interesting.
3. Anyone near you can help.
4. You can find anyone to take your content.
5. You can be passionate about small things successfully.
6. The better you curate, the more you'll succeed.
7. There are other ways to build success than through ads.
8. The essentials will stay in place in print.
9. You can recruit the rest.
10. You can succeed by embracing technology.
1. Access. Anyone can play.
2. Anyone can play, so anyone can do something interesting.
3. Anyone near you can help.
4. You can find anyone to take your content.
5. You can be passionate about small things successfully.
6. The better you curate, the more you'll succeed.
7. There are other ways to build success than through ads.
8. The essentials will stay in place in print.
9. You can recruit the rest.
10. You can succeed by embracing technology.
