Comments on: Newspapers and change http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:43:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Worth A Read in Wisconsin http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374802 Worth A Read in Wisconsin Fri, 09 May 2008 21:49:26 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374802 [...] from BuzzMachine (”Bravo, I say.), Jay Rosen (”The presses have stopped but the press goes on.”) [...] [...] from BuzzMachine (”Bravo, I say.), Jay Rosen (”The presses have stopped but the press goes on.”) [...]

]]> By: The Blog According to Buzz » Blog Archive » Newspapers Should Know Better http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374661 The Blog According to Buzz » Blog Archive » Newspapers Should Know Better Thu, 08 May 2008 00:53:27 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374661 [...] news is online, the medium is more efficient and cheaper to run, the old business model is shot. [source] Much of the advertising that is still in newspapers will vaporize. Much of it already has [...] [...] news is online, the medium is more efficient and cheaper to run, the old business model is shot. [source] Much of the advertising that is still in newspapers will vaporize. Much of it already has [...]

]]> By: Five questions from another journalism student « Online Journalism Blog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374388 Five questions from another journalism student « Online Journalism Blog Sun, 04 May 2008 12:25:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374388 [...] paid for daily national and regional newspapers will struggle and disappear or go web-only (as is already happening) both because the economics no longer support the profit margins investors bought into, and because [...] [...] paid for daily national and regional newspapers will struggle and disappear or go web-only (as is already happening) both because the economics no longer support the profit margins investors bought into, and because [...]

]]> By: smcnally http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374005 smcnally Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:56:44 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374005 Good to see this happening, and you were quite relaxed in your wishing it happened five years ago. You must've had a good weekend as 5 years is a *long* time ... Interesting to see Cox making a move of their own with their <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/28/ad-network-adify-said-to-be-sold-to-cox-communications-for-300-million/" rel="nofollow">Adify buy</a>. Good to see this happening, and you were quite relaxed in your wishing it happened five years ago. You must’ve had a good weekend as 5 years is a *long* time …

Interesting to see Cox making a move of their own with their Adify buy.

]]> By: Ozy http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374004 Ozy Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:52:34 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-374004 Times are changing. But all in all, it's either they do that or pack up and leave. because printing a traditional newspaper for a dwindling readership would cost money they can't earn. At least people now have the option of accessing the news whenever and wherever they please. Times are changing. But all in all, it’s either they do that or pack up and leave. because printing a traditional newspaper for a dwindling readership would cost money they can’t earn.

At least people now have the option of accessing the news whenever and wherever they please.

]]> By: Nick Burcher http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-373993 Nick Burcher Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:40:49 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-373993 I think it is interesting the way that this has been reported. Some of the stories read like obituaries and lament the death of the printed paper with the NYT saying that it was with “reluctance” that they are doing this. The simple fact is that Newspaper publishers need to innovate to survive and thrive in the new world. Across the world there are some great examples of newspaper innovation in recent times. From the death of the subscription model through to things like Dagens Nyheter in Sweden selling branded mobile phones with free mobile news access to Axel Springer experimenting with a Second Life virtual paper to initiatives such as the Guardian’s Comment Is Free. Every time there is a big change like the one announced today it gets easier for others to innovate and revisit their business models. I agree that other papers should be pleased to see what is happening at the Madison Capital Times rather than seeing it as a negative move. I think it is interesting the way that this has been reported. Some of the stories read like obituaries and lament the death of the printed paper with the NYT saying that it was with “reluctance” that they are doing this. The simple fact is that Newspaper publishers need to innovate to survive and thrive in the new world.

Across the world there are some great examples of newspaper innovation in recent times. From the death of the subscription model through to things like Dagens Nyheter in Sweden selling branded mobile phones with free mobile news access to Axel Springer experimenting with a Second Life virtual paper to initiatives such as the Guardian’s Comment Is Free.

Every time there is a big change like the one announced today it gets easier for others to innovate and revisit their business models. I agree that other papers should be pleased to see what is happening at the Madison Capital Times rather than seeing it as a negative move.

]]> By: Nick Burcher http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-373992 Nick Burcher Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:38:19 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-373992 I think it is interesting the way that this has been reported. Some of the stories read like obituaries and lament the death of the printed paper with the NYT saying that it was with "reluctance" that they are doing this. The simple fact is that Newspaper publishers need to innovate to survive and thrive in the new world. Across the world there are some great examples of newspaper innovation in recent times. From the death of the subscription model through to things like Dagens Nyheter in Sweden selling branded mobile phones with free mobile news access to Axel Springer experimenting with a Second Life virtual paper to initiatives such as the Guardian's Comment Is Free. Every time there is a big change like the one announced today it gets easier for others to innovate and revisit their business models. I agree that other papers should be pleased to see what is happening at the Madison Capital Times rather than seeing it as a negative move. I think it is interesting the way that this has been reported. Some of the stories read like obituaries and lament the death of the printed paper with the NYT saying that it was with “reluctance” that they are doing this. The simple fact is that Newspaper publishers need to innovate to survive and thrive in the new world.

Across the world there are some great examples of newspaper innovation in recent times. From the death of the subscription model through to things like Dagens Nyheter in Sweden selling branded mobile phones with free mobile news access to Axel Springer experimenting with a Second Life virtual paper to initiatives such as the Guardian’s Comment Is Free.

Every time there is a big change like the one announced today it gets easier for others to innovate and revisit their business models. I agree that other papers should be pleased to see what is happening at the Madison Capital Times rather than seeing it as a negative move.

]]> By: Rachel Sterne http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-373986 Rachel Sterne Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:52:23 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/04/28/newspapers-and-change/#comment-373986 While it's just a piece of the bigger picture, I was struck by the mention of sports updates-- this has been a big growth area and huge opportunity for digital print. It has also been echoed to me in conversations with people in big media over the past month. Allowing newspapers to report on sports helps them edge out strategic advantages of TV-- as it did for stock market updates. From the NYT article: "And while Mr. Fanlund takes pain to stress the need to continue the progressive editorials and watchdog role of the reinvented Capital Times, it is sports that serves as a perfect example of the changes he says have been long overdue. As an afternoon paper that did not publish on Sundays, he says, his sportswriters would be covering a college football game and “it would be 48 hours until the articles would be read.” Those writers, who will be making the transition online, “see the Web as a new lease on life.” In my post I cite a CNET article on sports trends from earlier this month : <a href="http://www.groundreport.com/Media_and_Tech/Save-the-Media-with-Sports-Madison-Capital-Times-G" rel="nofollow">http://www.groundreport.com/Media_and_Tech/Save-the-Media-with-Sports-Madison-Capital-Times-G</a> While it’s just a piece of the bigger picture, I was struck by the mention of sports updates– this has been a big growth area and huge opportunity for digital print. It has also been echoed to me in conversations with people in big media over the past month.

Allowing newspapers to report on sports helps them edge out strategic advantages of TV– as it did for stock market updates.

From the NYT article:
“And while Mr. Fanlund takes pain to stress the need to continue the progressive editorials and watchdog role of the reinvented Capital Times, it is sports that serves as a perfect example of the changes he says have been long overdue.

As an afternoon paper that did not publish on Sundays, he says, his sportswriters would be covering a college football game and “it would be 48 hours until the articles would be read.” Those writers, who will be making the transition online, “see the Web as a new lease on life.”

In my post I cite a CNET article on sports trends from earlier this month : http://www.groundreport.com/Media_and_Tech/Save-the-Media-with-Sports-Madison-Capital-Times-G

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