With the communications industry going digital, there is worry that print journalism will become obsolete in the not-so-distant future.

With the field of new and digital media coming to the communications forefront with full force, and online newspapers already all the craze, print journalism seems to have lost its place among these advancements.

To help preserve print journalism, Leonard Tow, former CEO of Citizens Communications and Century Communications, has donated a total of $8 million to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the CUNY (City University of New York) Graduate School of Journalism.

"The funds are meant for examining how the troubled newspaper business can succeed online, and in training journalism students in new media," Tow said. He hopes that the money will motivate the universities to influence the future of journalism for the better.

I don’t understand how training students in new media is supposed to help preserve print journalism. However, it does seem important for them to get a handle on the field in order to succeed in this ever-changing environment. Journalism students are also being encouraged to highlight the significance of print journalism in order to prove its relevance in this technologically-advanced world.

Let’s hope Leonard Tow’s consideration pays off.