tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post7564910090624096342..comments2023-12-06T22:40:09.629-08:00Comments on One Reader at a Time: NewspapersaurousBob Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-80448549585443110432007-05-22T11:36:00.000-07:002007-05-22T11:36:00.000-07:00Thanks for commenting, Hattie. As you read from my...Thanks for commenting, Hattie. As you read from my post newspapers and citizen participation are part of me. Its a bias developed through many years of working at a daily paper. While I rarely watch the evening news, I continue to find value in a balanced newspaper and the stories it contains. Its the pulse of local events and people.<BR/><BR/>I absolutely love blogs - and blogging - but they hold a different media place in my perspective. I view them more like the opinion page of a newspaper. Most have a decided slant. Like most humans, I particularly enjoy the ones that slant in my direction :). I hope you continue reading, visiting and joining in the ongoing conversation developing around "what is news"? Your point is well taken.Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-19681182126962390452007-05-22T00:48:00.000-07:002007-05-22T00:48:00.000-07:00I do find I read the paper less, and I never watc...I do find I read the paper less, and I never watch the local news. The best news sources these days are blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-13681391365349971062007-05-09T09:51:00.000-07:002007-05-09T09:51:00.000-07:00David - We'll all be old fashion one day LOL... it...David - We'll all be old fashion one day LOL... it seems it happens so quickly in the current times :)<BR/>I've really been tussling with this concept of bloggers get the news first. Granted, a bit of information is frequently - and quickly - posted on a blog. I view <B>that</B> "news" through my skeptics lens. I might follow it for a bit - see if anyone else is talking about it. Sometimes it pans out - sometimes it doesn't. While not definitive research (so I hesitate to say <I>overwhelmingly</I>) blog entries and posts are reactions to news. They may be the starting point for a communities response (just like your recent post on WSJ op/ed). Then they take on a life of their own.<BR/>So how is it we can recreate the value of well-researched, well-written, "make me learn more" information?Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-77048483020184224752007-05-09T07:57:00.000-07:002007-05-09T07:57:00.000-07:00I know I'm old-fashioned, but I still like to see ...I know I'm old-fashioned, but I still like to see and feel the newspaper. I do read more online, though, when I want to see what papers around the country are saying, so I am an online reader as well.<BR/><BR/>Re. the Ford story, Matt-- yes, you might get some news first from "amateur" news sources, but I'd still want to check the paper and/or TV news for the full story. Often, immediate news passed on by non-news sources is not totally accurate and lacks the details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-11418185298253579162007-05-08T11:38:00.000-07:002007-05-08T11:38:00.000-07:00I remember now why I don't post to my blog on Mond...I remember now why I don't post to my blog on Mondays...its happy meeting day on Tuesday and I can't respond quickly enough - oh well -<BR/><BR/>Matt - You show your passion and desire for what you want...all I can say is never give up a passion. Your Ford story is the perfect example/reason/determinant that newsrooms need to work faster. Was the blogger an employee at the plant?<BR/><BR/>Lewis - You being a junkie is one reason your comments are valued. You know the value of unbiased, fair and accurate journalism - sorely lacking in some corners of the nation and world. While advertising supports the cost of paper and ink - not to mention salaries (spendy items all of them) online is cheap - Are we truly ready to turn over support of news to merchants? I ask in all seriousness - does the value of news become diluted at that point? Online advertising is mostly an upsell at this stage of the game.<BR/><BR/>Mario - thank you - MarketingProfs and MarketingSherpa understand that people plunk down $$$ for information - some people at least. Is this an example of the type feedback you suggest?<BR/>http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/conversation/<BR/><BR/>(don't know how to make this hot:)<BR/><BR/>Thanks each of you for your comments!Bob Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487941305976922088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-62768694892115118632007-05-08T09:02:00.000-07:002007-05-08T09:02:00.000-07:00I like the analogy to MarketingProfs for a mix of ...I like the analogy to MarketingProfs for a mix of content, free and premium-paid. I would add MarketingSherpa as well. The difference in these two companies and traditional newspapers, is that the former are selling not only news but also educational resources and reports and webinars.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of bridgework to be done between online and print. From one of David's earlier posts and my subsequent comments, I think connecting readers to feedback/discussion online on stories is a great way to draw loyalty. It might be marginal, but still worth it.Mario Vellandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346374848925019437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-7389255859980015932007-05-08T06:31:00.000-07:002007-05-08T06:31:00.000-07:00Bob,I am a newspaper junkie but not an ink on pape...Bob,<BR/><BR/>I am a newspaper junkie but not an ink on paper one. Although I still receive a Sunday paper (what would Sunday be without one), I read all my other news online, including the NYT, AP, Reuters and the Hartford Courant. It's faster, easier and updated frequently. One hopes that advertising will keep newspaper online presence free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625144.post-70666907730740681382007-05-08T06:21:00.000-07:002007-05-08T06:21:00.000-07:00Bob -- You are right. Secretly I pick up a copy of...Bob -- You are right. Secretly I pick up a copy of the paper, but it's my local weekly that gets my eyeballs. <BR/><BR/>I really do want to read the paper. There is something satisfying about flipping through the pages and running into new stories, but as much as I try I can't connect with it. I've given up on print.<BR/><BR/>Just yesterday I got the news of a local Ford plant closing from a blogger a full hour before the online version of the paper had it up. Add 12 hours to that before I could get the same news in print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com