Thursday, May 20, 2010

Can slayer be the savior?


Google and its companions on the Internet have played a major role in the rapid and steady decline in newspaper circulation and revenue. Can the villains also be the heroes in the resurrection of newspapers?

That's the theme of a long but thoughtful article in the Atlantic Monthly.

There's plenty of food for thought in this thousand points of darkness called print journalism. How much time do YOU spend on the Internet compared to how much time you spend reading a newspaper? When you want to buy something, do you check newspaper ads to see where to get it, or do you hop on the Internet and find it cheaper and have it delivered to your door?

Click on the headline if you have the time and patience to read the fascinating article.

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