US Journalism Job Growth Sputtering, Feds Say

According to the latest statistics from the Labor Department, demand for journalists in the US is set to grow only five percent between now and 2014. Forbes reports...

"Another endangered species: journalists. Despite the proliferation of media outlets, newspapers, where the bulk of U.S. reporters work, will cut costs and jobs as the Internet replaces print. While current events will always need to be covered (we hope), the number of reporting positions is expected to grow by just 5 percent in the coming decade, the Labor Department says. Most jobs will be in small (read: low-paying) markets."

Meanwhile, demand for PR specialists is expected to climb 18-26% during the same period. So what are all those bodies going to be doing exactly? I don't believe that the industry is progressing fast enough when it comes to embracing the digital age so there feels like there is some big disconnect here. (via)