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2005-07-28 Home Front: Economy

Redesigning the newspaper business model

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-28 10:41|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Heck the old model was newspapers as pure political broadsides for the party. It wasn't till later in the 19th century they were considered as an independent source of revenue. Now they've just reverting to their original models.

Posted by Glater Uninter1262 2005-07-28 16:36|| 2005-07-28 16:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Technology facilitates the emergence of new models and substantial changes to existing models, and its not obvious what these new models will be until after they have emerged. I have been a news junkie my entire life, but I no longer read deadtree newspapers and generally only read the online versions as a result of a link from RB or the other blog sources I follow.

My point is that the newspaper model is dying and will be replaced by news sources that I trust (moreorless) to tell me what I should be concerned about and why. That is, the real value in news is not in the facts of the matter, it is in its significance or lack thereof. This is where the MSM has failed so dismally and why thousands(?) of newsblogs thrive.

Then there is the news as entertainment aspect. Once you get used to reading the RB form of the news, complete with ironic pictures, the MSM is just plain boring.

Posted by phil_b 2005-07-28 18:36|| 2005-07-28 18:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Who needs "The New Model"? Look at Rantburg!

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-28 22:26|| 2005-07-28 22:26|| Front Page Top

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