Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Mar 23 2009
Have newspapers had it as newspapers?
If there's really no such thing as bad publicity then maybe Newspapers Demand Google Welfare will help, rather than hurt, a dying print news industry. I'm sad to see so many newspapers headed down a path of no return, but I'm concerned that a lot of their owners and/or managers were not proactive in taking steps to keep up with the fast pace of new media outlets and have not recognized the fierce hunger that young (and some older) people have for instant news. It's hard to enjoy a newspaper as news when, by the time you pick it up and look through it, you've seen almost all the stories via electronic media hours beforehand and have gotten several updates that make the original print story look really dated. Perhaps newspapers as newspapers may have to evolve into something more like feature magazines their print editions serving as in-depth additional material to enhance more timely online information. In the sad meanwhile, we're seeing a sad number of classic print newspapers just give up and print their last editions.
posted at: 17:57 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
If there's really no such thing as bad publicity then maybe Newspapers Demand Google Welfare will help, rather than hurt, a dying print news industry. I'm sad to see so many newspapers headed down a path of no return, but I'm concerned that a lot of their owners and/or managers were not proactive in taking steps to keep up with the fast pace of new media outlets and have not recognized the fierce hunger that young (and some older) people have for instant news. It's hard to enjoy a newspaper as news when, by the time you pick it up and look through it, you've seen almost all the stories via electronic media hours beforehand and have gotten several updates that make the original print story look really dated. Perhaps newspapers as newspapers may have to evolve into something more like feature magazines their print editions serving as in-depth additional material to enhance more timely online information. In the sad meanwhile, we're seeing a sad number of classic print newspapers just give up and print their last editions.
posted at: 17:57 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
