Comments on: Newspapers dying — news thriving

By: mathewi

mathewi — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:21:02 +0000

We're just trying to squeeze a little more out of the dwindling number
of paper readers, Richard :-)

By: Richard Budman

Richard Budman — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:29:20 +0000

Mathew,
If the paper's are whining that no one reads the paper version anymore, I can tell you why - $1.25 - I'm a guy that still enjoys sitting down with the “paper version” and a cup of joe (usually as a break away from the computer screen). But why do I remember paying 75 cents for my beloved Globe a litle over two years ago(?).. and recently being asked by my friendly corner grocery clerk for $1.25 for a weekday edition (I actually decided not to buy it) “Too much”. I'll read it online I thought. If that's the strategy to keep the paper edition alive.. it probably is in real trouble.

By: mathewi

mathewi — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:22:01 +0000

Well, Amy, in a nutshell I think that newspapers need to use the tools
of the Web to increase their reach and build their brand and
community, instead of just whining about how no one reads the paper
version any more.

I saw the item about the Columbia J-school dean too — I wrote about
that a bit in this post:
http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/25/jou...

By: Amy Gahran

Amy Gahran — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:14:27 +0000

Hey, glad you found my Tidbits post useful, Mathew.

So what do you think? Where are the best opportunities for the journalism business these days?

Incidentally, yesterday on Tidbits I blogged about how the dean of Columbia j-school thinks journalism's next bright hope is government subsidies. I kid you not.

http://snurl.com/1z7zj