http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:54:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2856 David Jenkins Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:37:47 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2856 read online and save the trees :) read online and save the trees

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2846 Baron VC :: links for 2007-02-14 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:25:10 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2846 [...] Newspapers: A Growth Industry? Now for the counter punch. I still like newspapers myself. (tags: media) [...] [...] Newspapers: A Growth Industry? Now for the counter punch. I still like newspapers myself. (tags: media) [...]

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2829 Mark Evans Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:54:41 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2829 The issue of price is interesting. What if newspapers gave away their newspapers - would it boost or maintain circulation? I suspect it would probably help but it's not a viable financial solution unless newspapers continued to gut their newsrooms, which are already under pressure. The issue of price is interesting. What if newspapers gave away their newspapers - would it boost or maintain circulation? I suspect it would probably help but it’s not a viable financial solution unless newspapers continued to gut their newsrooms, which are already under pressure.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2826 Sebastien Provencher Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:16:24 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2826 What I find interesting in that report is the data about free newspaper growth. On the Web, it’s very rare that the user ends up paying for content. TV, radio, business directories are also subsidized by advertisers. Does this mean that part of newspapers' problem is on the consumer pricing side (i.e. what would happened if all newspapers dropped their prices)? Or is this just a new consumer segment? I’d be curious to hear from get your perspective. What I find interesting in that report is the data about free newspaper growth. On the Web, it’s very rare that the user ends up paying for content. TV, radio, business directories are also subsidized by advertisers. Does this mean that part of newspapers’ problem is on the consumer pricing side (i.e. what would happened if all newspapers dropped their prices)? Or is this just a new consumer segment? I’d be curious to hear from get your perspective.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2821 Mark Evans Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:04:22 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2821 I continue to believe newspapers will stay vibrant and viable if they move up the food chain. They have get away from telling people what happened (aka the news), and focus on telling people why it happened and what it means. In other words, they need to offer perspective and insight while leaving the as it breaks news to the wire services, blogs and online news sites. I continue to believe newspapers will stay vibrant and viable if they move up the food chain. They have get away from telling people what happened (aka the news), and focus on telling people why it happened and what it means. In other words, they need to offer perspective and insight while leaving the as it breaks news to the wire services, blogs and online news sites.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2819 Eric Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:07:31 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/02/13/newspapers-a-growth-industry/#comment-2819 You know better then most the inner workings of the newspaper industry, and I would tend to agree that this is far from saving what many believe to be an industry in decline for the past several years. I do believe however that once newspapers concentrate on bringing quality writing and reporting to the forefront, that this will save them. The only thing I find difficult with online news gathering is verifying the the veracity of some of the information that is out there, where controls barely exist. You know better then most the inner workings of the newspaper industry, and I would tend to agree that this is far from saving what many believe to be an industry in decline for the past several years. I do believe however that once newspapers concentrate on bringing quality writing and reporting to the forefront, that this will save them. The only thing I find difficult with online news gathering is verifying the the veracity of some of the information that is out there, where controls barely exist.

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