... yes, newspapers aren't dead, but they are sure being marginalized/sidelined by the web's capacity to get to where the 'content consumer' wants to get to ...
I see newspapers becoming the 'back up' to breaking stories.. Ideally they will continue to offer the indepth analysis and REFINE the choice of topic that is RELEVANT and of INTEREST to their readership. The greatest mistake newspapers make today is that they try to be all things to all people - with 'general' 'unbiased' news
It's becoming increasingly clear that ANY news is not 'unbiased', nor is news 'general', stories are very VERY specific, and that's really what Newspapers should continue to do - pursue the specifics/details of timely tales that both reflect and ricochet the emerging 'zeitgeist' (aka 'breaking stories'). They should NOT be revelling in the pools of publicity merchants campaigning out of Hollywood or Washington ... .
One of the best newspapers out there at the moment, in my opinion, is the Globe & Mail, out of Toronto. Their print edition is still better then their web-edition, but they ARE getting the hang of it and are catching up quick ...
... yes, newspapers aren't dead, but they are sure being marginalized/sidelined by the web's capacity to get to where the 'content consumer' wants to get to ...
I see newspapers becoming the 'back up' to breaking stories.. Ideally they will continue to offer the indepth analysis and REFINE the choice of topic that is RELEVANT and of INTEREST to their readership. The greatest mistake newspapers make today is that they try to be all things to all people - with 'general' 'unbiased' news
It's becoming increasingly clear that ANY news is not 'unbiased', nor is news 'general', stories are very VERY specific, and that's really what Newspapers should continue to do - pursue the specifics/details of timely tales that both reflect and ricochet the emerging 'zeitgeist' (aka 'breaking stories'). They should NOT be revelling in the pools of publicity merchants campaigning out of Hollywood or Washington ... .
One of the best newspapers out there at the moment, in my opinion, is the Globe & Mail, out of Toronto. Their print edition is still better then their web-edition, but they ARE getting the hang of it and are catching up quick ...
Interesting article. Thanks.