In an elegiac musing by Jon Friedman on the decline of the traditional foreign correspondent, Why foreign correspondents are a dying breed, there is a welcome reality check in the comments from one of those people formerly known as… read it below and remember who you write for.

Foreign correspondents (and all journalists) are becoming increasingly useless. Is it any wonder advertising revenue is falling for antiquated purveyors of “news”? I can get webcam/video of almost anywhere in the world right this second, read blogs from posters throughout the world on demand — who the heck needs “news” agencies at all? Freelancing is the future of all information industry, as was alluded to in the article.

And cry me a river about journalists becoming “disenchanted” … oh, so sad, we are no longer powerful, important, entrenched, Edward R. Murrow wannabe, with endless funding and job security forever. Hey m*****, half the U.S. IT jobs are now living in India and Russia, and most of us work daily with our teams overseas. We are d*** well aware of what’s going on in the world, because our livelihoods depend on it. Adapt, find a new way to work, or get run over. Welcome to the real world, kids.