Comments on: Guest Post: The last newspaper generation http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/05/13/guest-post-the-last-newspaper-generation/ It's about powerful people. Provocative insights into them. Smart ideas from them. Advice on how to join their ranks. By Editor at Large Pattie Sellers Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Y., Cranford, NJ http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/05/13/guest-post-the-last-newspaper-generation/#comment-1644 John Y., Cranford, NJ Wed, 13 May 2009 20:34:47 +0000 http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/?p=4124#comment-1644 As a former print reporter, this story brings a smile to my face. Nothing roused my excitement more than seeing my byline in print and knowing others were seeing it as well. There is something prestigious about appearing in print. Perhaps it's because blogs and countless online news sources have watered down the honor of being considered a journalist. While the print media industry certainly needs to apply disruptive innovation to its structure, it's comforting to know that the Net Generation hasn't completely lost respect for the print newspaper. As a former print reporter, this story brings a smile to my face. Nothing roused my excitement more than seeing my byline in print and knowing others were seeing it as well. There is something prestigious about appearing in print. Perhaps it’s because blogs and countless online news sources have watered down the honor of being considered a journalist.

While the print media industry certainly needs to apply disruptive innovation to its structure, it’s comforting to know that the Net Generation hasn’t completely lost respect for the print newspaper.

]]> By: Zehe,Landshut,Germany http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/05/13/guest-post-the-last-newspaper-generation/#comment-1642 Zehe,Landshut,Germany Wed, 13 May 2009 19:21:18 +0000 http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/?p=4124#comment-1642 You asked "students". Howmany newspaper-buyer are students or well educated? The problem is Google earns money online for news, but dont invest in journalism. So money gets out of the news-business. Thats fine for google some years. But it is the wrong strategy, for teh newspaper, the reader AND for google. In the beginning of the personal computer time, there were hundreds of software-companies, producing every day new software. Then mircosoft want to be rich and get rich. Any new interesting software for looking daily? A growing Microsoft company? Looser erverywhere. You asked “students”.
Howmany newspaper-buyer are students or well educated?
The problem is Google earns money online for news, but dont invest in journalism.
So money gets out of the news-business.
Thats fine for google some years.
But it is the wrong strategy, for teh newspaper, the reader AND for google.
In the beginning of the personal computer time, there were hundreds of software-companies, producing every day new software.
Then mircosoft want to be rich and get rich.
Any new interesting software for looking daily?
A growing Microsoft company?
Looser erverywhere.

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