I have had many reasons to think about the role new media is playing within and around Old Media — particularly newspapers — over the past 10 years. Newspapers were kind of “Social Media 0.5”. Until about 10 years ago, newspapers were pretty much the only voice in the average community. Now, the cost of…
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Newspaper’s face reader apathy
It has become common for New Media experts to make their case that the time of Old Media — newspapers in particular — has past. Admittedly, newspapers are struggling with some big challenges: falling circulation rates; rapidly rising costs; low online revenues; and most importantly, a challenged business model. One new media story in particular…