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Re: Newspapers need to work with aggregators

Mat — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:39:51 -0000

Do you think that newspapers, or more broadly, large new organizations will continue to flourish? What will happen to individual, professional media creators in a future where large media orgs wield far less power, influence (and ability to pay)? That's what I'm grappling with. I've not seen a model that deals with the future reality of professional journalism yet. It's almost an emperor-has-no-clothes situation... we all see it coming, but no one knows what to do about it....

Re: Newspapers need to work with aggregators

Mathew — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:35:29 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Mat -- but I wasn't so much talking about using that type of strategy for individuals (although I think it can work for some, as you point out). I think the point was that newspapers as a whole should be doing this.

Re: Newspapers need to work with aggregators

Mat — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:24:26 -0000

Yes, but I just don't see this scaling across all professional content producers.

While this strategy can work for a select few (yourself, Scott, a handful of others) I'm not sure this is a viable strategy for budding professional journalists entering the market.