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William Dietrich

William Dietrich, a 1988 Nieman Fellow, has written 15 books. His most recent novel is “Blood of the Reich,” published by HarperCollins. His website is www.williamdietrich.com.

Novels Win Out Over Journalism

‘The biggest shift in going from journalism to books is not from scribe to artist, but employee to entrepreneur—suddenly self-employed, with no benefits, no expense account, and no security.’
December 6, 2011

Vanishing Jobs at Newspapers

RELATED ARTICLE“Are Journalists the 21st Century’s Buggy Whip Makers?”– William DietrichEmployment news at newspapers is bad, but just how bad depends on who’s counting. Between 1992 and 2002, the number…
December 15, 2006

Are Journalists the 21st Century’s Buggy Whip Makers?

Newspapers might vanish, too, if they continue to ‘dream of past dominance while taking their product and trying to fit it into their competitor's terrain.’
December 15, 2006