My camera discontinued

AWOL:

Is that one of those cameras that makes the obnoxiously loud CLACK you hear during press conferences?

not many (if any!) journos would use a Hasselblad, or any other medium format camera.

Exactly. I use mine for architectural and portraiture mainly. It would be far too bulky/heavy to lug around for news photography. Most journos that I know who still shoot film use a motor-drive 35mm.