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*These comments were appended to a New York Times Public Editor blog post of April 10, 2015: [http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/a-darker-narrative-of-prints-future-from-clay-shirky/ "A Darker Narrative of Print's Future from Clay Shirky"]
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Marc Edge -- Richmond, BC -- wrote: "Shirky’s hypothesis is indeed speculative. This discussion reminds me of most of the uninformed speculation regarding the future of newspapers that has been going on for the past seven years, since the Rocky Mountain News folded and the Seattle P-I went online-only. I have done quite a bit of research into the business model of newspapers and I have concluded in my recent book, Greatly Exaggerated: The Myth of the Death of Newspapers, that it actually quite robust and should allow the venerable newspaper to survive in print form for the foreseeable future. There’s one very good reason -- they are all still profitable. Here’s a review of my research:http://en.ejo.ch/10512/business_models/north-american-newspapers-still-p...Here’s a review of my book: http://www.straight.com/life/796356/marc-edges-greatly-exaggerated-revea... Here’s an excerpt: http://www.marcedge.com/GEintro.pdf  "
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Les Gapay -- Palm Desert, CA -- wrote: "I'm a retired newspaper reporter who worked at both the national and local levels. I don't subscribe to a paper anymore. They're not worth the money and I can read all the news I want for free online at Google or Yahoo from publications all around the U.S. and the world. Less than once a month I pick up a hard copy of a paper if I want to just sit down and relax with a newspaper for a while. I spend a lot of time during each day reading news online and get my fill, so why bother with a print edition. The hey-day of print journalism is over. We're in the middle of the move to digital. How quickly print papers disappear is irrelevant to me and is mostly relevant to executives of newspapers. Their digital form will survive and maybe a weekly paper edition full of features and analyses for reading on the weekend. Reporting is done mainly by newspapers and that will continue. Readers want journalism. News has to be covered. When there are breaking stories I watch them live on TV or read about them on my cell phone. Print editions have one foot in the grave, but are resurrecting online. Focus on making the transition. As for subscribing to news web sites, I don't have to right now; can read most of what I want for free paid for by advertising. But I wouldn't mind paying if I had to or if the content was especially good. Times web site too cluttered and stories too long and too wordy. <b><u>If I had to, I would prefer to pay for a site that gives me stories from many news providers.</h></u>
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PRIVACY . . . IDENTITY . . . ADVERTISING . . . COMMERCE

INFOVALET AT REYNOLDS JOURNALISM INSTITUTE . . . ABOUT THE NEW(S)SOCIAL NETWORK . . . OTHER LINKS/COMMENT . . .VIDEO RESOURCES


Event Page: "From Paper to Persona to Payment:

Considering a New(s) Ecosystem for News, Information and Privacy."

This is the temporary landing page for a May 7, 2015 gathering organized by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. If you are interested in participating, please email Bill Densmore, or call Bill at 617-448-6600. The standing URL: http://www.newsecosystem.org will reach current updates.

THE DRAFT REPORT:


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What more experts say

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Extended thoughts

      Marc Edge -- Richmond, BC -- wrote: "Shirky’s hypothesis is indeed speculative. This discussion reminds me of most of the uninformed speculation regarding the future of newspapers that has been going on for the past seven years, since the Rocky Mountain News folded and the Seattle P-I went online-only. I have done quite a bit of research into the business model of newspapers and I have concluded in my recent book, Greatly Exaggerated: The Myth of the Death of Newspapers, that it actually quite robust and should allow the venerable newspaper to survive in print form for the foreseeable future. There’s one very good reason -- they are all still profitable. Here’s a review of my research:http://en.ejo.ch/10512/business_models/north-american-newspapers-still-p...Here’s a review of my book: http://www.straight.com/life/796356/marc-edges-greatly-exaggerated-revea... Here’s an excerpt: http://www.marcedge.com/GEintro.pdf "
      ,br> Les Gapay -- Palm Desert, CA -- wrote: "I'm a retired newspaper reporter who worked at both the national and local levels. I don't subscribe to a paper anymore. They're not worth the money and I can read all the news I want for free online at Google or Yahoo from publications all around the U.S. and the world. Less than once a month I pick up a hard copy of a paper if I want to just sit down and relax with a newspaper for a while. I spend a lot of time during each day reading news online and get my fill, so why bother with a print edition. The hey-day of print journalism is over. We're in the middle of the move to digital. How quickly print papers disappear is irrelevant to me and is mostly relevant to executives of newspapers. Their digital form will survive and maybe a weekly paper edition full of features and analyses for reading on the weekend. Reporting is done mainly by newspapers and that will continue. Readers want journalism. News has to be covered. When there are breaking stories I watch them live on TV or read about them on my cell phone. Print editions have one foot in the grave, but are resurrecting online. Focus on making the transition. As for subscribing to news web sites, I don't have to right now; can read most of what I want for free paid for by advertising. But I wouldn't mind paying if I had to or if the content was especially good. Times web site too cluttered and stories too long and too wordy. If I had to, I would prefer to pay for a site that gives me stories from many news providers.</h>