Comments on: Next Stop for Newspapers……Total Humiliation!

By: Hypnotize You

Hypnotize You — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:48:35 +0000

Newspapers are yesterday’s news… so to speak. They are too slow and entrenched in archaic methods. A breaking story is on the internet in minutes, updated regularly and by the time that truck rolls around at 5am and tosses the bundle of newspapers onto the curb, like we see in the movies, it’s already three updates behind.

Journalistic ability is something to be treasured as the one thing we tend to lose as information is diluted, is quality in favor of quantity but newspapers have failed to change with the times and their death is imminent.

By: Symbian

Symbian — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:17:15 +0000

E-ink ebook readers revolution will help newspapers to survive. Even more it could kill news sites. Symbian's last blog post..Nokia Chat - new location based messenger

By: PS3

PS3 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:25:25 +0000

I spend most of my life on the internet but there is something comforting about having something in your hands….newspapers are great for Sunday mornings over breakfast!

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By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:43:29 +0000

you are north of 40 and are already nostalgic for the newspaper. I am nowhere near, and that is all I am saying and I feel terrible about the condition of the newspaper industry. I too would miss the newspaper if that were ever to disappear, but I think that is still a long way off. I suspect that consolidation is what is likely to take place. Nicole Price's last blog post..Best Companies to Work for

By: Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:12:08 +0000

Looks my attempt at some link love for Mark failed. Try this if you’re truly interested in more on this topic.

http://www.hear2.com/2008/06/radio-websites.html

By: Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:10:54 +0000

One of the things newspapers have done well is they’ve deepened the experience for readers online. This is particularly the case I think with local newspapers (local TV station, by and large, are successful at this as well). With local ad dollars moving more and more to the web over the next few years, newspapers are well-positioned for surviving the future at least in digital form.

For more on this topic, you can read this post by Mark Ramsey from Hear2.0.

http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/9344/29698924

By: Frank Reed

Frank Reed — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:17:07 +0000

Excellent, a spirited supporter of the fine art of newspapering! InkyDaNewsman, it's this kind of near instantaneous discourse that makes the web what it is. The printed page will always be valuable but, I suspect, just in a diminished capacity. I hope to always be able to crack open that paper every morning until the day I die. I am not so sure that I represent the masses though. We all know how this "free market" thing works .... the people buy what they want and the suppliers must meet the demand. If the demand for newspapers is waning it could just be market forces at work. Will the mega papers go away? I doubt it. I dare say though that they will have to deal with a new power structure that they may no longer sit at the top of in the future. Thanks for checking in, Inky. Frank Reed's last blog post..Airfares Skyrocket?What's an SMB Owner to Do?

By: Fifty Studio

Fifty Studio — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:16:54 +0000

Papers are so slow to adjust. We have two papers in SLC. One has twice the circulation as the other and 30 less employees. Well, it had 30 less employees until the other paper had to layoff a chunk because classified ad revenue dropped like a rock since Jan. 1 Fifty Studio's last blog post..Win Batman Dark Knight tickets

By: InkyDaNewsman

InkyDaNewsman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:06:17 +0000

Gloat if you must, but at your own peril. If you are so overjoyed that you can’t wait until the day newspapers go bust, imagine all these little media websites which rely on newspapers for their content. Is there not just a little irony in quoting the NYT about the demise of newspapers? Do you really believe good reporting will simply magically happen on a million tiny websites without the need to pay salaries and sell advertising? And all those who went straight from marketing class to PR firms, OK, so newspapers will soon go the way of the dodo bird. Good luck marketing that press release when no one is there in the newsroom to attend your little press conference about your latest brilliant IT launch. Do you honestly believe investors will mine the blog community and pass that off as legitimate investment caliber research?
TV and radio are also in trouble, O marketing guru, and if you believe not having an honest-to-goodness palpable newspaper isn’t worth supporting any longer, ask yourself just where that HDTV television gets its news, and much of their entertainment ideas, from?
The best part about all this is the commentary accompanying the opinion. I love the one about ‘not looking at that expensive 1/2-page ad.” It reminded me of how assiduously most computer users avoid clicking on one of the annoying ads.
Along with the decline in newspapers, has anyone noticed that our consumer-driven economy is in the crapper? Raise your hand from the keyboard and mouse if you believe there is a connection. If texting, try not to walk into that lamppos-

By: Blue SEO

Blue SEO — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:28:47 +0000

Yeah it is not a good time to be in the print industry. I do not know how it can be reinvented, what are they going to do? Personally, I do still like picking up a paper or a magazine, but I definitely don’t look at the ads.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:46:05 +0000

I look at this as progress and a very good thing. By the time a newspaper is printing, in many cases it is already outdated news and information...it should be interesting to see how long it will take before the papers move to an only digital format...just think how many trees they can save! Nick Stamoulis's last blog post..Ultimate Link Building Guide To SEO

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:06:41 +0000

When I think of the newspaper going out of style, not only am I saddened at the decline of an American institution that has help shape our great nation, these are a few other thoughts that come to mind:

Where will I find cheap packing material to wrap all my dishes in when I move?

What can I use for ground cover during my next spray painting project?

Has anyone considered the effect it will have on the pinata industry?

Is there a viable alternative to lining birdcages?

I think that newspapers should look into the alternative uses and market on those strengths!

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By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:47:58 +0000

I think that with the precipitous drop on market cap for publishers, there is an enormous opportunity for someone to reinvent the space…or at least squeeze a little more out of it with a relatively small risk/investment.

I don’t beleive that newspapers dead yet…just need to find a way to coexist and thrive alongside electronic media. Of course, this is coming from someone who still listens to Ted Nugent on cassette tape (and only because my 8 track broke).

Any MP readers got that reinvention idea?

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By: Sheila

Sheila — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:11:42 +0000

Our local Raleigh paper, The News and Observer, has cut back on content in a cost savings effort and it shows. Sections have merged. We no longer have a solo business section like we did before. The sports writers between the Charlotte Observer and the N&O have sort of merged for synergies, which makes sense, but seems to have lost something along the way. The frustrating thing for the readers/subscribers is that they are getting a lesser product for the same amount of money. Sheila's last blog post..Firsthand Advice for Planning Your Vow Renewal in Hawaii

By: Tom Royce

Tom Royce — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:30:41 +0000

The reality is that newspapers filled a part of the market that is not there anymore.

But once stock prices reflect the true value of the property in todays market, which is their value on an online marketplace, they will stabilize.

Newspapers still fill a need in the community, but so many of them have cutback to wire feeds that they are useless.

Once a paper focuses on driving local news stories that are in demand and provides a solid online experience, they will get their legs. But 3 layers of editors are not needed to protect a million dollar company, but they were justified to protect the 100 million dollar entity.

Soon the top heavy newsroom will be replaced with a small but highly effective local newsroom that delivers a great online experience. Then, and only then, will it be a place that will drive traffic and value to advertisers.

Having your expensive 1/2 page ad stuck next to a round up of national news does not sell product anymore.

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By: Otilia Otlacan

Otilia Otlacan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:16:42 +0000

If there's an entrepreneur with a vision out there, I guess now it's time to buy. Somebody needs to reinvent the print industry, agree, but it's far from being dead as so many are hurrying to announce. Otilia Otlacan's last blog post..ValueClick Sues Tacoda Over Behavioral Targeting Patents