Everywhere you look in the traditional media industry, you can see signs of turmoil and disruption: to take just a few recent examples, the New York Times is fighting with its union over cutbacks to benefits, The Guardian is looking at forced layoffs to cut costs, and the Journal Register Co. recently filed for bankruptcy for the second time. And yet, there are still some industry leaders who question whether newspapers and other outlets should be focusing on \u201cdigital first,\u201d something that journalism professor Paul Bradshaw argues is a waste of both time and energy, at a time when the industry needs those things the most. He is right \u2014 the question isn\u2019t whether digital should be first, it\u2019s whether those who aren\u2019t focusing on \u201cdigital first\u201d will even be around to participate in the debate for much longer.<\/p>\n
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