Media notes
Posted on January 18, 2008
Filed Under: Work
Tagged: blogging, chicago tribune, classifieds, newspapers, nyt, seth godin
A couple of interesting links:
Chicago Tribune Eliminates Print Help-Wanted Ads On Weekdays
Editor and Publisher notes that the Chicago Tribune is eliminating help-wanted ads from the newspaper during the week. Marc Andreessen calls it the first step towards shutting down the print edition of the newspaper.
The NYT makes an effort at liveblogging Macworld
Kudos to the NYT for getting into the game but they fall way short of the mark. Techcrunch schools them on how it should be done.
Editors
Seth Godin talks about movies. Can the same case be made for newspapers? I think so. The Miami Herald actually considered outsourcing their editors to India. Fortunately that deal is off. Yelvington discusses it in more depth.
Print is dead
Posted on January 14, 2008
Filed Under: Work
Tagged: newspaper, newspapers, print
It must be true. It was on The Simpsons.
[via lostremote > Gawker]