The newspaper death spiral speeds up
December 10, 2010 —
First Craigslist killed the classified ads, a major source of newspaper revenue. Now research shows iPad owners are canceling subscriptions at a rate described as “alarming.” We’re not alarmed, or even surprised. Does anyone need to chop down trees to get yesterday’s stock market results or sports stores?
Newspapers, books, letters. Why unique?
1) corporate leaders and business leaders seem to frequently mention starting their day by reading multiple hardcopy newspapers
2) ability to look at sources in a way that allows one to view information simultaneously and relationally – something that digital can’t do as well as print
3) with digital content, it’s harder to separate the trivial from reliable copy and good journalism
Finally, what a sad world if love letters (pen on paper) disappear.
Posted by Tennessee Nielsen on Apr 18, 2011 at 10:00 am