According to the New York Times, the way news networks will survive is by coupling with a cable network following a model like MSNBC and NBC. ABC is currently trying to shrink their size by 400 employees which is comparable to MSNBC and NBC's staff. If buy outs don't work, ABC said those who should be most concerned about their jobs are those with only one function or skill. I was very happy to hear the NY Times reporting this because it reinforced everything our professors have been telling us. Employers want to be able to pay one young journalists to write, take photos, edit video, etc. instead of paying one person to do each of those tasks. I now feel like my extra class to earn a double concentration in Journalism and Visual communication will be worth my time and perhaps make me more marketable when I graduate in a year.

To read more about ABC and how they plan to survive go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/business/media/01network.html?pagewanted=2