One of the few places I still spot print copies of The Seattle Times is lounging, in news boxes, on street corners like lonely, aging prostitutes, whom I imagine are contemplating how they might reinvent themselves or turn back the clock for another pay day. The latest attempt at such is to begin charging for …
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Journalism on the Brink (Part II)
Yes, the Web makes it way cheaper to present content. And, yes, there are fewer barriers to entry to both content providers and technology. But one plus the other does not equal profits, or even sustaining revenue.
Journalism on the Brink (Part I)
(Note to the hand-wringers: It’s the newspaper industry that is on the endangered-species list, not journalism itself, which merely is undergoing a transformation).
