Comments on: What’s The Biggest Threat to Newpapers? Maybe the Executives http://pjnet.org/post/1290/ Public Journalism Network Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:06:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bryan Murley http://pjnet.org/post/1290/#comment-262 Bryan Murley Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:05:39 +0000 http://wordpress.pjnet.org/post/1290/#comment-262 Yes. I saw this same sentiment expressed on Steve Yelvington's blog recently. Seems a spot on assessment. Back in the day, newspapers' main innovative need was how to justify full-color on the front page. Times have changed, and everyone realizes those rules don't apply any longer. There's more competition, more options, and fewer resources. Very disruptive. I'd gladly buy a newspaper company if I had the money, but only to shake it up and see how to reinvent and succeed. Yes. I saw this same sentiment expressed on Steve Yelvington’s blog recently. Seems a spot on assessment. Back in the day, newspapers’ main innovative need was how to justify full-color on the front page. Times have changed, and everyone realizes those rules don’t apply any longer. There’s more competition, more options, and fewer resources.

Very disruptive. I’d gladly buy a newspaper company if I had the money, but only to shake it up and see how to reinvent and succeed.

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