Comments on: The Future of Newspapers http://twopointouch.com/2008/business/the-future-of-newspapers/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Mon, 30 May 2011 20:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: The Wildfire Blog - Wildfire PR & Marketing - Business and Consumer Technology Public Relations : Blog Archive : Weekly Links - 09/10/08http://twopointouch.com/2008/business/the-future-of-newspapers/#comment-12859 The Wildfire Blog - Wildfire PR & Marketing - Business and Consumer Technology Public Relations : Blog Archive : Weekly Links - 09/10/08 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:43:41 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/?p=713#comment-12859 [...] The Future of Newspapers - NMK’s Ian Delaney on the challenges for traditional media [...] […] The Future of Newspapers — NMK’s Ian Delaney on the challenges for traditional media […]

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2008/business/the-future-of-newspapers/#comment-12853 Ian Delaney Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:38:29 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/?p=713#comment-12853 Aside// You can get avatar images at gravitar - they were bought by Wordpress about a year ago and have been incorporated into the code. I mention this because it sort of looks like I am the only one who's allowed a photo - that's not the case. Aside// You can get avatar images at gravitar — they were bought by WordPress about a year ago and have been incorporated into the code. I mention this because it sort of looks like I am the only one who’s allowed a photo — that’s not the case.

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2008/business/the-future-of-newspapers/#comment-12852 Ian Delaney Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:34:01 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/?p=713#comment-12852 David, Danny - you are right and maybe that was the 'elephant in the room' that I left out of my post or took for granted. That newspapers can't keep up with our really fast-paced demand for information. But, at the same time, you both responded to a new blog post within one hour. I suspect that you are not... what can I say... typical - though very, very welcome! Hope you can both join us on the 28th. David, Danny — you are right and maybe that was the ‘elephant in the room’ that I left out of my post or took for granted. That newspapers can’t keep up with our really fast-paced demand for information.

But, at the same time, you both responded to a new blog post within one hour. I suspect that you are not… what can I say… typical — though very, very welcome! Hope you can both join us on the 28th.

]]> By: Danny Whatmoughhttp://twopointouch.com/2008/business/the-future-of-newspapers/#comment-12851 Danny Whatmough Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:24:24 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/?p=713#comment-12851 I think you hit the nail on the head there David, so often now, newspapers print 'old' (relatively) news and even comment is often featured on blogs before it reaches print. And surely the mother/sister thing is only generational? Speak to under 25s and you will start to see where the future lies. I think you hit the nail on the head there David, so often now, newspapers print ‘old’ (relatively) news and even comment is often featured on blogs before it reaches print.

And surely the mother/sister thing is only generational? Speak to under 25s and you will start to see where the future lies.

]]> By: David Cruickshankhttp://twopointouch.com/2008/business/the-future-of-newspapers/#comment-12850 David Cruickshank Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:05:57 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/?p=713#comment-12850 Ian, you didn't mention what is for me the key problem with newspapers. They are no longer delivering 'news' for many people. By the time they are printed and distributed, only some of the opinion pieces are relevant and interesting. Everything else has been available and consumed hours before. I don't think the analogy you make with the cinema is a good one. The cinema is surviving because new films are released there first. The opposite is true for newspapers which are always late. When I read a newspaper I am often left with a feeling of frustration that I paid for 'olds' and not 'news'. Having said that, they are not going away fast. As you point out, the vast majority are not as impatient as I am and I believe opinion pieces in the newspapers are getting better because they have to. They remain extremely valuable in the FT for instance at this time of turmoil in the City and sometimes they provide valuable insights after the dust has settled (e.g. weekend papers). Ian, you didn’t mention what is for me the key problem with newspapers. They are no longer delivering ‘news’ for many people. By the time they are printed and distributed, only some of the opinion pieces are relevant and interesting. Everything else has been available and consumed hours before.

I don’t think the analogy you make with the cinema is a good one. The cinema is surviving because new films are released there first. The opposite is true for newspapers which are always late. When I read a newspaper I am often left with a feeling of frustration that I paid for ‘olds’ and not ‘news’.

Having said that, they are not going away fast. As you point out, the vast majority are not as impatient as I am and I believe opinion pieces in the newspapers are getting better because they have to. They remain extremely valuable in the FT for instance at this time of turmoil in the City and sometimes they provide valuable insights after the dust has settled (e.g. weekend papers).

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