http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/22/the-final-word-on-the-death-of-newspapers/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/22/the-final-word-on-the-death-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1480151 Column: The “stigma of print” « Newsstand Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:01:26 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2759#comment-1480151 [...] Ethan Zuckerman, who flagged Starr’s report, sums it up neatly, using a term he has popularized: “Starr’s worry, like mine, is on the future of ‘difficult journalism’ — deep investigative work focused on state capitals, on city finances and on international coverage. His worry is that as politicians and businesspeople understand that the press is no longer watching, it becomes more tempting to bend the rules. Hence, his subtitle: ‘Hello to a New Era of Corruption’.” [...] [...] Ethan Zuckerman, who flagged Starr’s report, sums it up neatly, using a term he has popularized: “Starr’s worry, like mine, is on the future of ‘difficult journalism’ — deep investigative work focused on state capitals, on city finances and on international coverage. His worry is that as politicians and businesspeople understand that the press is no longer watching, it becomes more tempting to bend the rules. Hence, his subtitle: ‘Hello to a New Era of Corruption’.” [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/22/the-final-word-on-the-death-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1447204 Newspapers [yet] on the rise in Asia « ThaRum: Musings from Cambodia Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:41:09 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2759#comment-1447204 [...] The final word on the death of newspapers? [...] [...] The final word on the death of newspapers? [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/22/the-final-word-on-the-death-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1440378 Ida Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:53:18 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2759#comment-1440378 Thanks for the breakdown of Starr's argument. His books on my to-read list now. I talked to some folks who attended the Time's conference last Friday. It was hard to glean how these tools will impact news consumption, not to mention news production. I've been watching the documentary photography community go into spasms as support for long term work dries up. Starr's analysis, rooted in the impact that economics played in news production, paints a dismal pictures but might at least be a useful mode of inquiry for supporting content that is slow or difficult to make a profit on. Thanks for the breakdown of Starr’s argument. His books on my to-read list now. I talked to some folks who attended the Time’s conference last Friday. It was hard to glean how these tools will impact news consumption, not to mention news production. I’ve been watching the documentary photography community go into spasms as support for long term work dries up. Starr’s analysis, rooted in the impact that economics played in news production, paints a dismal pictures but might at least be a useful mode of inquiry for supporting content that is slow or difficult to make a profit on.

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/22/the-final-word-on-the-death-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1439510 The Final Word on the Death of Newspapers? | EcoSilly Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:02:58 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2759#comment-1439510 [...] This piece originally appeared on Ethan Zuckerman personal blog, My Heart’s In Accra [...] [...] This piece originally appeared on Ethan Zuckerman personal blog, My Heart’s In Accra [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2009/02/22/the-final-word-on-the-death-of-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1437956 QuickReadsBlog.com - Survey: Americans Still Trust TV, Newspapers for Credible Information Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:10:20 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2759#comment-1437956 [...] The final word on the death of newspapers? (ethanzuckerman.com) [...] [...] The final word on the death of newspapers? (ethanzuckerman.com) [...]

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