Doug Petch has a great blog out of Nashville and I had to comment on his post this morning titled ‘Saving Money or Saving Readers.’ He cites the Lexington Leader and it’s first attempt to change the product and then reneging and bringing it back online after a deluge of complaints they received.
Doug argues a middle ground and I still find that effort futile.
At the same time, Doug has a great link to an article by Jeff Jarvis titled ‘Deconstructing The Newspaper.” It’s a great brainstorm and link repository that deserves attention by anyone in the publishing business if nothing else than to adapt an awareness about how some businesses seek old habits for new revenue and growth and I’m not convinced that works anymore.
Jarvis used to work at the New York Daily News and begins his post with a great metaphor – ‘Ghosts of The Past.’