Everything That's Fit To Print

The major papers are in trouble, the bankruptcy at the Chicago Tribune hit hard as well to a lesser degree the Christian Science Monitor going to an online only edition.


I received these cry outs of desperation for subscriptions today in the mail by 2 of the top newspapers in the country. It made me sad to think a time is nearing where print journalism will be nothing more than a relic to Technologic America.

Both The New York Times and The Boston Globe are offering 50% off home delivery for 6 months. It's a great deal for the news consumer. The subscription savings by consumers will not hurt ether paper as the Times and Globe don't make their money off of subscription, they make it through advertising. The 50% off is a way to raise the subscription level, which will hopefully lead to greater advertising revenue.

There will always be a need for reporters. Even the online world will need people to get the story, otherwise the stories would be written without credibility and like PR pieces for corporations (not that they don't already own the media).

Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.
--Joseph Pulitzer