Comments on: It’s Crazy: You’ll Pay $500 for a Newspaper, But Zero for News http://pjnet.org/post/1956/ Public Journalism Network Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:59:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: We pay for paper and news, but not online news — a little math « The Information Valet Project http://pjnet.org/post/1956/comment-page-1/#comment-7078 We pay for paper and news, but not online news — a little math « The Information Valet Project Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:14:34 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1956#comment-7078 [...] 14, 2008 · No Comments Leonard Witt at Kennesaw State University does a little math and asks the question (paraphrased): “Why are people willing to pay $500 a year for news on paper, but nothing for [...] [...] 14, 2008 · No Comments Leonard Witt at Kennesaw State University does a little math and asks the question (paraphrased): “Why are people willing to pay $500 a year for news on paper, but nothing for [...]

]]> By: Notes from a Teacher - Thursday squibs http://pjnet.org/post/1956/comment-page-1/#comment-7068 Notes from a Teacher - Thursday squibs Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:48:23 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1956#comment-7068 [...] It’s Crazy: You’ll Pay $500 for a Newspaper, But Zero for News. Len Witt wants to switch that around, but his idea means doing away with the paper part. [...] [...] It’s Crazy: You’ll Pay $500 for a Newspaper, But Zero for News. Len Witt wants to switch that around, but his idea means doing away with the paper part. [...]

]]> By: links for 2008-12-10 – Innovation in College Media http://pjnet.org/post/1956/comment-page-1/#comment-7058 links for 2008-12-10 – Innovation in College Media Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:02:58 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1956#comment-7058 [...] It’s Crazy: You’ll Pay $500 for a Newspaper, But Zero for News What is it that subscribers to The New York Times really pay for each day? - Len Witt asks the pertinent question. Of course, most college papers are free to begin with. (tags: newspapers economics business) Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] It’s Crazy: You’ll Pay $500 for a Newspaper, But Zero for News What is it that subscribers to The New York Times really pay for each day? – Len Witt asks the pertinent question. Of course, most college papers are free to begin with. (tags: newspapers economics business) Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Leonard Witt http://pjnet.org/post/1956/comment-page-1/#comment-7053 Leonard Witt Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:22:15 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1956#comment-7053 Hi Bryan: It's truly hyperlocal and their only source of campus news. Plus they have plenty of free time between classes or over lunch. But it is still news on paper. From what I heard, students are not exactly flocking to read campus news on the internet. Is that correct? Of course, you know more about that than I do. If it is correct, why are they still relying on campus newspapers? Couldn't they get everything they need via news on Facebook. Once someone figures that out, bye bye college newspapers. Hi Bryan:
It’s truly hyperlocal and their only source of campus news. Plus they have plenty of free time between classes or over lunch. But it is still news on paper. From what I heard, students are not exactly flocking to read campus news on the internet.

Is that correct? Of course, you know more about that than I do. If it is correct, why are they still relying on campus newspapers?

Couldn’t they get everything they need via news on Facebook. Once someone figures that out, bye bye college newspapers.

]]> By: Bryan Murley http://pjnet.org/post/1956/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 Bryan Murley Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:37:43 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1956#comment-7048 Of course, most college paper are already free and have higher readership than locals. How to explain that? Of course, most college paper are already free and have higher readership than locals. How to explain that?

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