Comments on: Papers Fold and People Distrust Blogs. What To Do?

By: Brian Ratzker

Brian Ratzker — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:16:53 +0000

The credibility of a Blog depends on the Blogger. The failure of these newspapers is indicative of their inability to adapt to the marketplace. Newsday is a great example of the fact that these media companies still just don't get it. Why would I want to pay for the news content on their website when I can get all the news I want for free elsewhere. Instead of protecting their paper subscription model they should be pushing their company more towards online news delivery and contracting their paper delivery business. Brian Ratzker's last blog post..Send a vCard from Your iPhone via SMS or Email

By: Terry McDonald

Terry McDonald — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:00:17 +0000

Every once in a whil I read a long story in the newpaper that proves how indispensable they are. In depth, quality reporting, on a large subject, from several viewpoints. Our local McClatchey paper, the Charlotte Observer, does these regularly, and I’ve never seen anything comparable on the web. The reporting is too detailed and in depth- face ti, we bloggers can’t invest that kind of time, we are always on deadline and most of us are not being paid.

I like blogs for current news, very current,wi th bias is ok

By: Janet Meiners Thaeler

Janet Meiners Thaeler — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:33:16 +0000

I agree – biased research. If you look at the numbers, subscriptions have fallen dramatically and keep falling. I like both print and blogs, but I’m sure I’m the minority.

I just finished blogging about the Rocky Mountain News closing. I think reporters should start their own online newspaper. Call it We’ll Climb this Mountain. Keep writing what they write and see if they can get donated space for a newsroom. I wonder if they’ll auction off their desks or something and they could buy them back.

I went to the site and it’s unclear if they plan to continue anything online. Maybe they could negotiate getting the site and put ads up. I don’t see a single ad anywhere on the site.

Then perhaps they can print just a weekend editions of the paper (Fri-Sun) with the best of the online version and additional stories. Charge more for it – like you’d pay for a magazine – $4-5.

Online classifieds (Utah’s KSL Classifieds are a HUGE hit) and also the obituaries. Why not charge for those. When they allow comments (moderated) they become so much more meaningful.

Anyway, most blogs are volunteer run or run by a single person. I don’t think they can adequately take over the job of reporting in the same way newspapers do. A hybrid would be great and with the state of the industry, it would be a great story if someone reinvented this successfully.

Janet

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By: albert le

albert le — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:18:11 +0000

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By: first $100

first $100 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:09:35 +0000

There are just times that more people are into the internet because they get more and faster information unlike the paper news. But as you said credibility is always needed to have the right info. Thanks for the links, hope to hear from you soon!

By: Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:45:55 +0000

I research everything about which I hear from Google. It’s soooo easy to be taken in and believe incorrect information.

If I know of the blogger, I’ll generally trust the information more than if it’s a fly-by-night kind of individual.

Data points, Barbara

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By: Sharon Reus

Sharon Reus — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:08:39 +0000

Thoughtful post. As a former journalist, I am wary of blogs that pose as "reporting" the news. I agree with Andreas that blogs skewed toward politics or world events tend to be biased, and unless they have reporters on the ground, they're not credible in my view. But I do trust blogs more than newspapers for tracking industry trends and sharing best practices. So many non-journalists have worthwhile information to share that would never make it into mainstream press. I love newspapers, and I wish they (and broadcast journalism, for that matter) could figure out a way to be relevant. They just don't seem to realize that their old model no longer works. The New York Times gets it... but most local papers do not. Sharon Reus's last blog post..Are you listening?

By: Andreas Nurbo

Andreas Nurbo — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:37:17 +0000

I don’t trust blogs when it comes to news of a political nature such as, middle east, national politics and so on.
Also you can’t hold blogs accountable when they error in their reporting. I have never seen a blog that posted a retraction of a previous post .

By: PerfectMOney

PerfectMOney — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:23:51 +0000

You said it more then Just load.you say it very clear as well.For me to validate the information the measure is a as simple as how much “other blogger “follow the news.if more blogger say it good,”good”that means and if it is bad :Bad that means.careless what the issue is ,Blog media wins in speed access gathering result opinion.something that print media “slower to do,so my conclusion is,in blog media is not about legitimation.its all about rate and polling