I do, from time to time harp, on how top editors and publishers need to provide training. Maybe I need to revisit this issue more in depth, but you’ll notice that I do talk about the need for training, especially in the comments section of my blog as of late.

It’s a tough call though, because we all know that training is vital. We can’t just throw equipment and software at people and expect them to produce quality content. On the other hand, we know that most newspapers have virtually no training budget. So, it would seem that journalists have to learn new skills on their own.

I think we need to look at it like this: journalism companies need to provide training because it is in their best interests and their only hope for survival. Journalists need to train themselves, however, because it is in their best interest and for their survival.

The journalism companies that provide their employees with the proper training will survive, just as the journalists who don’t sit around waiting for someone to mandate that they be trained will survive.