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the death of print

Monday, May 18, 2009

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By Jen Carpenter - The days of waking up in the morning and reading the daily paper while you sit at the kitchen table and drink a cup of coffee are long gone. Nowadays it's easier to grab your laptop or iPhone while on the go and read about the latest news on one of the countless Web sites that offer it for free. It seems like the decline of the newspaper has been a long-coming, slow-moving train that's about to hit at any second. With the world turning to online and on-the-go devices for almost every information-gathering activity, including reading the latest news, searching for jobs or finding an apartment, it's a wonder this didn't happen sooner. Now we're left to wonder what will take the place of the newspaper. Whether it's blogs or hyperlocal Web sites, some type of medium will have to emerge soon to fill the ever-increasing void.

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are newspapers dead?

Friday, October 17, 2008

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By Joe Shaker, Jr. - Are newspapers dead? My answer to this question is a resounding No! Newspapers serve an essential purpose in today’s landscape; however the mode in which information is read has changed. Generation X and Y may not be reading the actual printed publication as their parents or baby boomers have done for years, but they are going to newspapers’ Web sites for local news and information as well as interfacing with the paper through various other online modes such as email alerts and social networks. No other media can deliver local news and information better then the newspaper and this information is the “gold ticket” that all other media is trying to capture.

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wallstrip on the death of newspapers

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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An entertaining viewpoint - as always - on the decline of newspapers from Wallstrip. Did I say "decline"? I mean death. Enjoy.

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newspaper despair in cleveland

Monday, June 30, 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - Readers of Ohio’s largest newspaper, The Plain Dealer, were greeted with a personal letter from the publisher on Sunday’s front page yesterday. While the overall message was one of warm-fuzzies, it was sprinkled with apocalyptic distress.

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confessions of a former careerbuilder sales guy

Sunday, June 22, 2008

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By Joel Cheesman - The following e-mail was sent to me by a former CareerBuilder sales rep. The locations and names have been changed to protect the innocent. They discuss how "selling to HR" is a no-no when trying to make the sale.

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