Comments on: Journalism 2.1? A new site tweaks the grassroots formula

By: Steve Bryant

Steve Bryant — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:00:31 +0000

Thanks for your comment, I don’t disagree. Newspapers are profitable. But it’s that profitability that may be a sign that they’re not pursuing new tech opportunities.

“The newspaper industry [has] consciously chosen the profitable demise route,” Jay writes.

That route consists of milking the last vestiges of profitability from its current business model and only then trying to switch to a hybrid or fully online model.

Jay references a report by the Project of Excellence in Journalism:

By: andy Perdue

andy Perdue — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:43:49 +0000

While I enjoyed your article and am intrigued by the concept, I thought your throw-away comment about newspapers’ shrinking revenues was way off base. In fact, it takes a monumental effort to not make money in this business. The bottom line of the newspaper industry is healthier than ever.

By: Rod Amis

Rod Amis — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:07:52 +0000

Interesting concept. I was intriqued enough from reading your article to sign up for the waiting list on this beta.

Thanks for the lead. It feeds directly into what I’m doing on my project at the Huffington Post http://smoke.cf.huffingtonpost.com/ (It’s Only Smoke.)

Rod