Comments on: Ex-Rockies Launch Another Startup

By: Another Swing in Denver « 78 Picas

Another Swing in Denver « 78 Picas — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:14:39 +0000

[...] Some of those reporters have jumped ship and are trying their hand at another new site, the Rocky Mountain Independent, that provides a blend of paid and free content (see story here). [...]

By: Corky Boyd

Corky Boyd — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:14:32 +0000

“Overzealous WaPo Marketer Ruffles Feathers”

Ah, the privilege of being publisher. To think some marketing guy took it upon himself to write copy that identified her home address as the venue, set the time and date, set the astronomical prices (a quarter of a million bucks) without clearing it with Ms. Weymouth, has to be kidding himself. Of course he did.

So he falls on his sword to save her reputation and his job. Accepting blame is part of good leadership. Ms. Weymouth falls short in that department.

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:44:12 +0000

“Of the 56% who would not care if the print edition went away, readers commented that the daily in their town was often biased in its coverage.”

So, 25% of TOTAL readers think the paper is biased?
BFD.

THIS is not why papers are tanking.

My local (hyper-local) newspaper (Washington Park Profile) is owned/published/edited by a 60-year hippie socialist. It is doing great!

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:38:47 +0000

“Trying to come up with someone to blame for the newspaper industry’s crisis? Try Macy’s. ”
THIS is the problem.
It is not the loss of subscribers. That has been occurring for decades.
It is not that “all the newspapers are left-wing nutjobs”. The population has been moving left for a while.

It is the fact that the “people who make advertising placement decision” have collectively decided that print is “old” and they need to move to “new”.
THIS is the problem that newspapers need to fix.