5 Things Journalists and Musicians Have in Common

On the surface, the news and music industries seem like completely different animals. With a closer look, though, you can see how the Web has thrown the entire media business into uncharted territory.

1. Radio is to music as newspaper is to journalism. Both forms of media enjoyed their heydays for the greater part of the 20th century. Then, the Internet came on the scene, and they were forced to adapt. Despite the rise in free digital music services, the radio remains a valuable commodity for mainstream artists to become known.

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