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Tag Archives: Newspapers
Circling the Drain – Maybe the Government Can Help?
Policymakers have woken up to the plight of the newspapers and are on the problem: Post Post-Intelligencer The newsprint carcass of the Seattle PI isn’t even cold yet and we’re already learning new (and perhaps revisionist) things about the departed: … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – More Time for the Times (of New York)
Slim is in for newspapers. Not only is the Times (of Seattle) getting slimmer and slimmer, but the Times (of New York) is getting slim too with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Silicon Alley Insider reports: Carlos Slim has loaned the … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – “End Times” in May?
The Atlantic asks “can America’s paper of record survive the death of newsprint?” (hat tip to Steve): Virtually all the predictions about the death of old media have assumed a comfortingly long time frame for the end of print the … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – The End Game Begins
So the rumor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer being up for sale was true. I expect Seattle’s days as a two newspaper city are numbered (and n is <= 60). My assumption is the sales process is window-dressing by Hearst, who … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – The End Game Commences?
The future of one of Seattle’s two daily newspapers was called into question Thursday by a TV station report, although top leaders at both papers appeared surprised by it. KING/5 reported at 5 p.m. that “a source close to the … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – Part 5
The newspaper industry continues to draw its bloodbath. It is ugly and unfortunately will get uglier. The New York Times is trying to borrow against its swanky, new building to ease what the Times itself calls “a potential cash flow … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – Part 4
Silicon Alley Insider, a frequent source of morbid news about the plight of the New York Times, has morbid news about the local (Seattle) Times: In 2004, newspaper broker Dirks, Van Essen & Murray put the value of the company … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – Part 3
Two of the most-widely-read technology journalists/bloggers for the Seattle newspapers have left the building: The Puget Sound Business Journal got significantly stronger today. Two of Seattle’s best-known technology journalists, John Cook and Todd Bishop, have resigned from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer … Continue reading
Circling the Drain – Part 2
Following up on our previous examination of the newspaper business in Seattle, two breaking developments have emerged this weekend. All The News That Fits in the Pits A special correspondent sends photographic evidence of a local marketing effort by the … Continue reading
Circling the Drain?
The future (or lack thereof) of newspapers discussion is hitting a crescendo this week between Steve Ballmer declaring they’re all toast in ten years and a columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer firing back that we’re more likely to see Microsoft’s … Continue reading