Comments on: Why It’s OK for Newspapers to Die

By: A Bailout for Newspapers? The Onion Gang Says NO!

A Bailout for Newspapers? The Onion Gang Says NO! — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:49:09 +0000

[...] says no, as have Sonia and Wayne. Adam and I have pointed out that the FTC might want to think twice about crippling [...]

By: marko

marko — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:49:19 +0000

I have to disagree. The newspaper organization is the news gathering engine that drives all news, bloggers and TV included. Without them there is no news gathering. True creative destruction leads to better more efficient ways of doing things but in this case the loss of the 50 cent newspaper in lieu of a $300 I phone means a major portion of society will not have access to the media outlets. Not to metion the impermanance of the net based news outlets. Maybe the newspaper as industry dies, but regional news gathering organizations must survive – maybe an AP for the net, if we are to continue getting the news.

By: marko

marko — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:49:19 +0000

By: marko

marko — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:49:19 +0000

By: eee_eff

eee_eff — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:59:12 +0000

I don't believe they will die. The for-profit newspaper will die as a business model. Communities though do get benefits from newspapers, such as exposing corruption, providing a community forum, and providing a local institution with a moral voice (=high moral connectivity)

Those combination of elements caused me to predict that newspapers would be re-imagined as not for profits, which is exactly what has in fact started to happen:

http://enigmafoundry.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/r...
http://enigmafoundry.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/a...

By: sandra soleil

sandra soleil — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:47:33 +0000

Death can be painful, especially a slow death. I cling to the hope of keeping the patient alive and love to hear that old familiar footstep plopping on my driveway every Sunday.
Newspapers are more than words; they are the fabric on which our society is painted.

By: MikeRT

MikeRT — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:45:54 +0000

Ironically, the only serious journalist that comes to mind on issues related to being a watchdog on the legal system's abuse of the public is a blogger (Radley Balko). He's done more to expose corruption than the New York Times and most of the big outlets put together.

By: peaceelrring

peaceelrring — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:26:54 +0000

A compelling subject.
There is a great post about it I found here:
http://allaboutcities.ca/cities-losing-their-ne...

By: boarding

boarding — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:03:00 +0000

This is not at all surprising for me to hear, as the presence of media on the internet has clear left a great impact in our lives!