Stop the press! The future of US journalism

It is 4 July 2009, Independence Day in the US, and there are fireworks online. A nation of internet users log on, click for their favourite newspaper sites to catch up on the weekend news, only to be stopped in their tracks. On website after website, the following message: "Dear reader. In order to save the newspaper industry and promote quality journalism, it has become necessary to begin charging a subscription for online access. Click here to enter your ... Full Story »

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Fred Gatlin
2.1
by Fred Gatlin - Mar. 11, 2009

Why is it so hard for newspapers to write a story about why newspapers are failing? It is very simple if you remove ownership from the community served that newspaper will fail. It lacks understanding or even interest in the community. So, the community loses interest and the paper fails.

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3.0
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4.0
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