Comments on: Stop blaming me for killing your newspaper http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stop-blaming-me-for-killing-your-newspaper Rex Hammock's Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989/comment-page-1#comment-323565 David Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:09:04 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989#comment-323565 I think you hit the nail on the head here Rex. Local coverage is what should sustain news organizations. The more they lean toward national and international news the less I need to pay attention to them. That information can be had for a million different sources - and I can tap each on of those sources without being locked in to one source for all my information. I think you hit the nail on the head here Rex. Local coverage is what should sustain news organizations. The more they lean toward national and international news the less I need to pay attention to them. That information can be had for a million different sources – and I can tap each on of those sources without being locked in to one source for all my information.

]]> By: Aaron Pressman http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989/comment-page-1#comment-323536 Aaron Pressman Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:15:09 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989#comment-323536 Great post! Great post!

]]> By: Bill Densmore http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989/comment-page-1#comment-323530 Bill Densmore Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:14:30 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989#comment-323530 See: http://newshare.com/ivp/about.pdf http://newshare.com/ivp/valet.pdf http://www.ivpblueprint.org See: http://newshare.com/ivp/about.pdf
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]]> By: Lance Godard http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989/comment-page-1#comment-323529 Lance Godard Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:22:03 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989#comment-323529 Rex: thought this was a great post and included it on my recommended reading list for today at http://readingtheseposts.blogspot.com/2009/02/have-you-read-these_05.html. Thanks! Rex: thought this was a great post and included it on my recommended reading list for today at http://readingtheseposts.blogspot.com/2009/02/have-you-read-these_05.html. Thanks!

]]> By: Rob http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989/comment-page-1#comment-323514 Rob Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:35:58 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989#comment-323514 Newspaper companies have operated under the assumption that the newspaper would always be the preferred method of delivery for news. Lately, many act as if they are entitled to be in business, whether their model works, or not. How could such a large group of allegedly intelligent people sit by and watch the evolution of the Internet, blogging, podcasting, mobile devices, etc. and continue to think that their businesses could continue on as usual? And now it's the readers fault for not joining them in their mid-20th century delusion? There is still a place in our culture for newspapers, but you are right when you say it's the locals that have the advantage. I can go anywhere to read about the war in Iraq or the Economic Stimulus package. It's the source that can tell me about the bank robbery down the street yesterday that has the exclusive. Newspaper companies have operated under the assumption that the newspaper would always be the preferred method of delivery for news. Lately, many act as if they are entitled to be in business, whether their model works, or not.

How could such a large group of allegedly intelligent people sit by and watch the evolution of the Internet, blogging, podcasting, mobile devices, etc. and continue to think that their businesses could continue on as usual? And now it’s the readers fault for not joining them in their mid-20th century delusion?

There is still a place in our culture for newspapers, but you are right when you say it’s the locals that have the advantage. I can go anywhere to read about the war in Iraq or the Economic Stimulus package. It’s the source that can tell me about the bank robbery down the street yesterday that has the exclusive.

]]> By: Doc Searls http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989/comment-page-1#comment-323513 Doc Searls Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:35:35 +0000 http://www.RexBlog.com/2009/02/05/18989#comment-323513 Rex, The answer is a new business model, driven by readers rather than publishers. We have it at <a href="http://projectvrm.org" rel="nofollow">ProjectVRM</a>. My post on the matter: <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/vrm/2009/02/05/paychoice-a-new-business-model-for-newspapers/" rel="nofollow">PayChoice: a new business model for newspapers</a>. Rex,

The answer is a new business model, driven by readers rather than publishers. We have it at ProjectVRM. My post on the matter: PayChoice: a new business model for newspapers.

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