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From the desk of Luis Carrión on Monday, May 18th 2009 at 15:42

... AND THEN THERE WAS ONE.

It’s clear that print journalism is in a state of transformation, and few people feel comfortable predicting what the future will hold. Now that the Tucson Citizen has moved on to an on-line only iteration that will focus primarily on commentary and debate, journalists Ryn Gargulinski and Mark Evans will be the only ones left from a legacy that dates back to 1870. I personally really enjoy Ryn’s take on the world, but still; this is a sad moment in time.

This is the new Tucson Citizen 2.0 -faster, more efficient, and, dare we say, better than your parent’s old Tucson Citizen. This is the result that we now seem to accept as a product of our relentless march towards that ever-elusive technological utopia that resides just beyond our reach. However, on the other side of the building, at the Arizona Daily Star, work continues on providing the community with what is now it’s only daily print newspaper. The newsroom is a hive of activity, and the team that handles the photographic duties is as busy as ever. Photographers have had to learn to adapt to the development of new visual story-telling techniques, but for the time being their duties in the on-line realm still coexist with those in print.

The Arizona Press Club named James Gregg Arizona Photojournalist of the year this past Saturday. Last month the National Press Photographers Association awarded him the same distinction at the national level. These are noteworthy honors, and quite a distinction for the Arizona Daily Star, but he says that his profession is changing by the day. “It’s scary, what is happening...” he says in a recent interview for AZPM. “We’re faced with challenging times. But at the same time the tools of our trade are opening up amazing opportunities for us as story-tellers.” You can check out James Gregg, along with his fellow photogs at the Star, in a feature report on Arizona Illustrated this Wednesday. Their work is being honored with countless awards, and yet they are operating within an industry that is shifting beneath their feet, and they have reason to question the viability of their chosen profession. Check it out --WED AT 6:30

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