A big newspaper company wants to give you news the way Burger King makes hamburgers: your way. MediaNews Group, the nation’s fourth-largest newspaper chain, said it would test a customized newspaper service this summer at The Los Angeles Daily News, one of the 54 dailies owned by the company. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Shorter than it should have been. I could see this leaving a lot of readers confused about the potential benefits and drawbacks of the customized newspaper model.
Though the story rightly calls into question the notion of a print-on-demand news service, the reporter should have further explored the feasibility of customers' paying for a tailored, curated news report.
The key to good journalism is in the second paragraph. “This organization is the fourth largest newspaper chain”. This trial will not work.
Not much a report on this idea. Published in the Times, the value add should be access to experts or industry leaders, or deep data analysis. This piece has neither.
There is definitely some bias in the presentation of the service provided. The author is clearly against this method for news publication.
What a ridiculous waste of resources. I can't see this venture succeeding beyond a very limited audience.
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