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Michael Kinsley — who gave up a prestigious print job to run Slate.com magazine way back during the first Internet bubble and has since gone back to the print world — has a nice column in Slate and the Washington Post. about the death of newspapers, entitled “B
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3 years ago
http://thestar.blogs.com/azerb/2006/01/this_one...
Does all of this have anything to do with "the demise of tough and independent journalism"? I'm not sure, as far as newspapers are concerned. For my part, a good part of it is preferring the alternative forms of information delivery out there now. But I do think the point is relevant to TV journalism - now a vaste wasteland.
3 years ago
I think bloggers have done a pretty good job digging out the facts on the Bush government and with the war -- better in many cases than the traditional media. And they've also done a pretty good job of monitoring the failings of one of the shining examples of traditional media, the New York Times, which has failed in several different ways to uphold those principles, from Jayson Blair to Judith Miller.
As for feeding off the traditional media, some blogs do that -- and some newspapers feed off the wire services, and blogs, and even television for that matter. It's not like newspapers are the lions and blogs are the parasites -- there are plenty of lion blogs and newspaper parasites, and everything in between. And that's a good thing.
3 years ago
"...the change to digital, anywhere, anytime publishing can mean a very bright future for those publishers who choose to really work at it and adapt. The combination of editorial oversight, quality writing and depth of coverage, wrapped in a brand name people know and trust, should be a recipe for success.
That is, if the publishing companies are willing to make the changes necessary to make that future happen. Publishing in the future will be a very different beast than it has been historically.
The real question is whether they *will* adapt. It surely gives new meaning to the phrase “publish or perish�."
So will they adapt? Mathew, you'd have the insight here. I think they have their work cut out for them. From my limited knowledge on the topic, newsrooms are meant to be political, ego-driven places steeped in the gravitas that is the burden of the truth (yada yada ;-)). So Stike One is lack of organizational openness to change. Then, you have reduced ad revenue where it really counts, classifieds, kindness of Craig and Meg. Not to mention display ads and reduced paid circulation. Strike Two.
I wouldn't have to dig far to propose Strike Three (new media broadly, blogs, RSS, wireless da da da...). Am I wrong?
-- Stuart
3 years ago
Change is easy to talk about but harder to do -- and you can't just say you believe in it, you have to feel it, deep down in your bones, like a condemned man feels the threat of the noose. I'm not sure papers are there yet (although some are closer than others). That would be enough on its own, but as you point out there are also Strikes Two and Three, which are bleeding away readers and financial resources where it counts. The clock on the bomb is ticking, but we're still trying to figure out what time it is.