Philadelphia Inquirer editor visits as part of J-Days
Maiko Michishita
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: News
Looking at advertising revenue and the steady demand for content gives people hope for the future of journalism, Marimow said.
In addition, Marimow said the core purpose of journalism is public service. He gave examples of three Pulitzer Prize finalist stories that affected political change.
"Stories can make a difference," Marimow said.
If people think about the profession of public service journalism as something that touches people in their daily lives, it is "the foundation of the democracy," he said.
Marimow received his first Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for public service for a series of articles that revealed how Philadelphia police detectives were beating suspects and witnesses to secure confessions. He received his second Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1985 for his coverage of Philadelphia police dogs attacking more than 350 people, according to The Pulitzer Prizes Web site.
Marimow said there are several reasons for keeping print news alive, even though society - especially young generations - tend to gravitate toward technological media. The most important of those reasons is that there is a huge demand for it, he said.
Because there is a huge demand for it, and because there is a difference between reading news in print and on the Internet, print news should be the one where people can observe and review.
Regarding ratings gaps among sections in newspapers, Marimow said good media organizations have to have everything. They have to have great comics, sports, news analyses and coverage of cultures. They cannot have just one thing, he said.
The Roy Reed Lecture Series is part of Journalism Days, which is an annual event hosted by the UA journalism department. J-Days also included a scholarship awards reception, the Lemke Journalism Project Awards and a journalism career fair.
In addition, Marimow said the core purpose of journalism is public service. He gave examples of three Pulitzer Prize finalist stories that affected political change.
"Stories can make a difference," Marimow said.
If people think about the profession of public service journalism as something that touches people in their daily lives, it is "the foundation of the democracy," he said.
Marimow received his first Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for public service for a series of articles that revealed how Philadelphia police detectives were beating suspects and witnesses to secure confessions. He received his second Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1985 for his coverage of Philadelphia police dogs attacking more than 350 people, according to The Pulitzer Prizes Web site.
Marimow said there are several reasons for keeping print news alive, even though society - especially young generations - tend to gravitate toward technological media. The most important of those reasons is that there is a huge demand for it, he said.
Because there is a huge demand for it, and because there is a difference between reading news in print and on the Internet, print news should be the one where people can observe and review.
Regarding ratings gaps among sections in newspapers, Marimow said good media organizations have to have everything. They have to have great comics, sports, news analyses and coverage of cultures. They cannot have just one thing, he said.
The Roy Reed Lecture Series is part of Journalism Days, which is an annual event hosted by the UA journalism department. J-Days also included a scholarship awards reception, the Lemke Journalism Project Awards and a journalism career fair.
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