Comments on: Rethink a newspaper? Heaven forbid http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/rethink-a-newspaper-heaven-forbid/ by Jeff Jarvis Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:04:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Don http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/rethink-a-newspaper-heaven-forbid/#comment-358554 Don Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:20:36 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/rethink-a-newspaper-heaven-forbid/#comment-358554 Excellent analysis as always Steve. Allow me to also note the role of British newspaper <i>slap and tickle</i> shtick as articulated by <a href="http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/there-be-dragons.htm" rel="nofollow">Michael Yon</a>. <blockquote> The British press often plays slap and tickle: they issue sharp-tongued remarks about American troops (slap), while moments later shamelessly gratifying hometown readers with reports about the superiority of British troops (tickle). </blockquote> Excellent analysis as always Steve. Allow me to also note the role of British newspaper slap and tickle shtick as articulated by Michael Yon.

The British press often plays slap and tickle: they issue sharp-tongued remarks about American troops (slap), while moments later shamelessly gratifying hometown readers with reports about the superiority of British troops (tickle).

]]> By: Howard http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/rethink-a-newspaper-heaven-forbid/#comment-358405 Howard Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:11:44 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/rethink-a-newspaper-heaven-forbid/#comment-358405 Forgive my self-interest in this, but here are two splendid examples of newspapers that thought boldly about design, story forms, content etc. when they changed paper size: The Kansas City Star and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. You can find links to today's front page of each from the corporate homepage at www.mcclatchy.com. \-\/\/ P.S. IN KC, daily circulation is even with last year and online uniques up +30% ... Forgive my self-interest in this, but here are two splendid examples of newspapers that thought boldly about design, story forms, content etc. when they changed paper size: The Kansas City Star and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. You can find links to today’s front page of each from the corporate homepage at http://www.mcclatchy.com.

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P.S. IN KC, daily circulation is even with last year and online uniques up +30% …

]]> By: Steve Boriss http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/rethink-a-newspaper-heaven-forbid/#comment-358404 Steve Boriss Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:05:20 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/08/28/rethink-a-newspaper-heaven-forbid/#comment-358404 He's right. Read my post "<a href="http://thefutureofnews.com/2007/08/15/londons-viewsy-witty-and-naughty-newspapers-point-to-the-future-of-online-news/" rel="nofollow">London’s viewsy, witty, and naughty newspapers point to the future of online news</a>" at <a href="http://www.thefutureofnews.com" rel="nofollow">The Future of News</a> He’s right. Read my post “London’s viewsy, witty, and naughty newspapers point to the future of online news” at The Future of News

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