Many young, aspiring reporters despair that traditional print journalism is dying rapidly. For longtime reporter and editor John Nichols, however, this is the most exciting and promising time in journalism yet.
Nichols, associate editor of The Capital Times, said that while the print journalism industry is quickly dying, it needs to die to create a new, healthier and more uplifting field of journalism. He spoke to a conference at UW-Madison devoted to consider the connection between democracy and journalism.