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Re: Stinky words... said by fAcEtIOUs:But those newspaper groups who are trying out NEW models aren't doing any better. Those who are trying to stay alive by adopting new models are dying just as quickly. I think there are many intertwined causes.
1) Media consolidation has caused newspapers to take on extraordinary amounts of debt and public ownership demands higher returns then papers have historically provided.
2) For reasons I don't understand Internet ad rates command much lower fees then print. I would think properly done Internet ad would be the opposite. Perhaps this is just a teething problem with new media.
3) Internet has spawned content-is-free mentality. As a delivery mechanism Internet has drastically reduced cost of delivery. It does not reduce journalism and content creation cost. I think much of the fault lies with RIAA and MPAA. Rather than embracing the Internet by using it to lower selling price resulting in win-win situation, lower prices for consumers more customers for providers, they have attempted to thwart electronic distribution thus breeding cynicism and contempt by public at large.
/tom
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