tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post2584949203802189322..comments2023-10-26T03:47:55.706-10:00Comments on Pieces of Things: Newspapers on the computerMr. Ponyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-21618884460061770872009-01-30T19:13:00.000-10:002009-01-30T19:13:00.000-10:00Apparently nonprofit news sites have popped up in ...Apparently nonprofit news sites have popped up in San Diego, Seattle, Chicago and other cities, and are having some success. <BR/><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/business/media/18voice.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink" REL="nofollow">This article</A><BR/>talks about the San Diego one in particluar. Sounds promising.odorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755207710188514162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-17012054420381287662009-01-30T00:06:00.000-10:002009-01-30T00:06:00.000-10:00Strange to think of a community not developing som...Strange to think of a community not developing some form of local news distribution system, in the absence of one. I wonder if a given community wouldn't just re-grow such a system, if its newspapers all died.Mr. Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-27388753016847457312009-01-29T22:40:00.000-10:002009-01-29T22:40:00.000-10:00Yes! I loved that caption!!! I also think it's hil...Yes! I loved that caption!!! <BR/><BR/>I also think it's hilarious the way the reporter-type guy is peering at the computer like it's a mysterious animal at 1:53.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be surprised if the culling took down at least half the country's newspapers. There aren't many U.S. cities left with two daily papers, but after the culling I would bet there will be only two: New York and Washington. It's hard for me to imagine there being enough rich guys around to keep two papers afloat in each city... I hope I'm wrong! And don't forget the smaller ones like The Maui News and The Garden Island on Kauai. Those islands would both be much worse off without daily papers I think. I hope they find saviors too!odorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755207710188514162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-46674756730698843392009-01-29T20:37:00.000-10:002009-01-29T20:37:00.000-10:00I'm not sure about that whole culling thing. I mea...I'm not sure about that whole culling thing. I mean, sure, many papers would die, but I bet for every kajillionaire who wants to save the New York Times or the Washington Post, there's a kabillionaire and a couple of kamillionaires who would be willing to help save their local papers. After all, the websites of local papers fucking suck!<BR/> <BR/>Also, not to make light of the promise of a bright future closing in on a sad and twisted destiny, but my favorite moment is the on-screen description of the guy at 1:35.Mr. Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.com