From Blockbuster to blockbusted

(Blog Post) Blockbuster's problems, in larger part, are of its own making. The company took on too much debt, and was slow to adjust to a changing technology landscape. As the L.A. Times' Ben Fritz reports, "In the second quarter [Blockbuster] lost $39.7 million and saw its revenue decline 22 percent while competitors Netflix and Redbox reported that their revenues grew 20 percent and 110 percent, respectively." Full Story »

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Erin Elise Accomando
4.1
by Erin Elise Accomando - Sep. 16, 2009

This short article can definitely be considered quality journalism because it discusses the future of the economy in regards to more and more businesses closing, with more and more jobs being lost. The author simply asks, "where will the jobs of the future come from?"

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