Comments on: Behind the Scenes of a Newspaper as it Says Goodbye http://justinrlevy.com/2009/03/01/behind-the-scenes-of-a-newspaper-as-it-says-goodbye/ Exploring how social media humanizes business... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:22:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Domenick Cilea http://justinrlevy.com/2009/03/01/behind-the-scenes-of-a-newspaper-as-it-says-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Domenick Cilea Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:36:12 +0000 http://justinrlevy.com/?p=954#comment-1567 This video is very sad and unfortunatley the harsh reality of the print-based publishing business, especially in the current economic environment. The Rocky Mountain News staff did not fail their readership, their business model did.<br><br>With the exception of Sundays, I read most of my news online, from a range of sources. Instead of reading a newspaper cover-to-cover in the morning, today's "wired" world allows people to get their news in bite-sized pieces throughout the day. <br><br>The "editorial" business is evolving, transforming and in many cases, like the Rocky Mountain News fleeting. The strong will survive and new models will emerge. Perhaps there will be a "Newspaper 2.0," and hopefully the people in this video (and the industry as a whole) will be a part of shaping it. This video is very sad and unfortunatley the harsh reality of the print-based publishing business, especially in the current economic environment. The Rocky Mountain News staff did not fail their readership, their business model did.

With the exception of Sundays, I read most of my news online, from a range of sources. Instead of reading a newspaper cover-to-cover in the morning, today's “wired” world allows people to get their news in bite-sized pieces throughout the day.

The “editorial” business is evolving, transforming and in many cases, like the Rocky Mountain News fleeting. The strong will survive and new models will emerge. Perhaps there will be a “Newspaper 2.0,” and hopefully the people in this video (and the industry as a whole) will be a part of shaping it.

]]> By: Jason http://justinrlevy.com/2009/03/01/behind-the-scenes-of-a-newspaper-as-it-says-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Jason Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:13:42 +0000 http://justinrlevy.com/?p=954#comment-589 I work for a small town newspaper in NY. I hear these stories on a daily basis and often think if we are next. What bothers me isn't the fact that the newspaper business model may be failing, it's that the world feels that untrained bloggers (that seriously lack in writing capabilities) can replace well written, well researched stories written by reporters. When we were all kids, we enjoyed seeing our pictures in the local paper and then taping them to our refridgerator doors. It was something to be proud of. Do people think printing off a blog from the internet will give you that same feeling? When you are wondering why you can't find local news, you realize that there isn't any anymore...the big news companies like CNN, FOX...their primary focus is larger more nationally impacting stories. Not your kid making the winning goal at your local high school soccer tournament. My point is, is that when there comes a time that newspapers no longer exist, it's going to be a sad world having to lose the feel of a newspaper on a Sunday morning while drinking your coffee. I work for a small town newspaper in NY. I hear these stories on a daily basis and often think if we are next. What bothers me isn’t the fact that the newspaper business model may be failing, it’s that the world feels that untrained bloggers (that seriously lack in writing capabilities) can replace well written, well researched stories written by reporters.

When we were all kids, we enjoyed seeing our pictures in the local paper and then taping them to our refridgerator doors. It was something to be proud of. Do people think printing off a blog from the internet will give you that same feeling?

When you are wondering why you can’t find local news, you realize that there isn’t any anymore…the big news companies like CNN, FOX…their primary focus is larger more nationally impacting stories. Not your kid making the winning goal at your local high school soccer tournament.

My point is, is that when there comes a time that newspapers no longer exist, it’s going to be a sad world having to lose the feel of a newspaper on a Sunday morning while drinking your coffee.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://justinrlevy.com/2009/03/01/behind-the-scenes-of-a-newspaper-as-it-says-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Global Patriot Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:45:26 +0000 http://justinrlevy.com/?p=954#comment-520 I'm reminded of a conversation with my grandfather many years ago, as he lamented the arrival of commercial aviation and the resulting downturn in the fortunes of the railroad industry. It's a sad transition, to be sure, but one that is driven by changes in technology and the habits of the general public. It may be that the future of newspapers is confined to small towns and a handful of very large publications that focus on the Sunday paper. I think the nostalgia of the that trend will remain for years to come, but it's hard to say how many years. <abbr><em>Global Patriot’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPatriot/~3/i1q6h4FYK4Q/" rel="nofollow">Gary Vaynerchuk Interview - It’s About The People</a></abbr></em> I’m reminded of a conversation with my grandfather many years ago, as he lamented the arrival of commercial aviation and the resulting downturn in the fortunes of the railroad industry. It’s a sad transition, to be sure, but one that is driven by changes in technology and the habits of the general public.

It may be that the future of newspapers is confined to small towns and a handful of very large publications that focus on the Sunday paper. I think the nostalgia of the that trend will remain for years to come, but it’s hard to say how many years.

Global Patriot’s last blog post..Gary Vaynerchuk Interview – It’s About The People

]]> By: Behind the Scenes of a Newspaper as it Says Goodbye | Justin R. Levy http://justinrlevy.com/2009/03/01/behind-the-scenes-of-a-newspaper-as-it-says-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Behind the Scenes of a Newspaper as it Says Goodbye | Justin R. Levy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:53:44 +0000 http://justinrlevy.com/?p=954#comment-482 [...] Behind the Scenes of a Newspaper as it Says Goodbye | Justin R. Levy. [...] [...] Behind the Scenes of a Newspaper as it Says Goodbye | Justin R. Levy. [...]

]]> By: marshal sandler http://justinrlevy.com/2009/03/01/behind-the-scenes-of-a-newspaper-as-it-says-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-481 marshal sandler Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:48:59 +0000 http://justinrlevy.com/?p=954#comment-481 This a excellent article article- I am 72 years old and have not subscribed to a newspaper or magazine in 5 years let alone read one, My wife Naomi and I have 2 kindles for food news ,she reads Gotham Gal Blog and we also read Zimbio on line- Today for example Fred Wilson had an excellent business article on his blog http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/03/the-berkshire-hathaway-2008-annual-letter.html Dominic's comment is interesting but isn't the business model people-staff-The Boss.The Old Media publishes murder crime stats pic pocket politics. Tv News is just a copy of poorly written newspaper content-and PAY TV is hours of info-mercials-there is no saving newspapers as we knew them they are as dead as Custer-years ago I read 3 major newspapers a day I don't miss them. I think when Craigs List grabbed the majority of classifieds for the SFC this was the first old media warning-they chose to ignore it ! This a excellent article article- I am 72 years old and have not subscribed to a newspaper or magazine in 5 years let alone read one, My wife Naomi and I have 2 kindles for food news ,she reads Gotham Gal Blog and we also read Zimbio on line- Today for example Fred Wilson had an excellent business article on his blog http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/03/the-berkshire-hathaway-2008-annual-letter.html Dominic’s comment is interesting but isn’t the business model people-staff-The Boss.The Old Media publishes murder crime stats pic pocket politics. Tv News is just a copy of poorly written newspaper content-and PAY TV is hours of info-mercials-there is no saving newspapers as we knew them they are as dead as Custer-years ago I read 3 major newspapers a day I don’t miss them. I think when Craigs List grabbed the majority of classifieds for the SFC this was the first old media warning-they chose to ignore it !

]]> By: Domenick Cilea http://justinrlevy.com/2009/03/01/behind-the-scenes-of-a-newspaper-as-it-says-goodbye/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Domenick Cilea Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:05:18 +0000 http://justinrlevy.com/?p=954#comment-476 This video is very sad and unfortunatley the harsh reality of the print-based publishing business, especially in the current economic environment. The Rocky Mountain News staff did not fail their readership, their business model did. With the exception of Sundays, I read most of my news online, from a range of sources. Instead of reading a newspaper cover-to-cover in the morning, today's "wired" world allows people to get their news in bite-sized pieces throughout the day. The "editorial" business is evolving, transforming and in many cases, like the Rocky Mountain News fleeting. The strong will survive and new models will emerge. Perhaps there will be a "Newspaper 2.0," and hopefully the people in this video (and the industry as a whole) will be a part of shaping it. This video is very sad and unfortunatley the harsh reality of the print-based publishing business, especially in the current economic environment. The Rocky Mountain News staff did not fail their readership, their business model did.

With the exception of Sundays, I read most of my news online, from a range of sources. Instead of reading a newspaper cover-to-cover in the morning, today’s “wired” world allows people to get their news in bite-sized pieces throughout the day.

The “editorial” business is evolving, transforming and in many cases, like the Rocky Mountain News fleeting. The strong will survive and new models will emerge. Perhaps there will be a “Newspaper 2.0,” and hopefully the people in this video (and the industry as a whole) will be a part of shaping it.

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