One of my bosses, Steve, finished out his time at the DNC tonight and will fly out Wednesday to head to Minneapolis-St. Paul for the Republican National Convention.
He's a great guy, used to work for IBM and now runs tech for the media organization, making sure everything runs smoothly. After that, he sticks around for several days to help correct whatever problems may arise.
We got to talk at some length about newspapers in the past (profitable for the ads, delivered in the afternoon) versus what might come in the future (increasingly online publications, diminishing advertising quantities, fewer pressroom people who know how to make newspaper hats).
But I think we would both agree that newspapers will be around, in some form, well into the future, and advertising will be key to that success.
It's impossible to predict the future, but I'm confident that as long as there are people such as Steve in the industry — those who are passionate about their work and eager to help newcomers such as myself — there will be hope. Steve was kind from the moment I met him, more than willing to help me find work to do and eager to place me in situations that would help me grow as a journalist, even though he'd only known me for a few short days.
So thank you, Steve, for everything — and best wishes at the RNC.
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