Comments on: That failing newspaper industry… http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/08/that-failing-newspaper-industry/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: John Soares http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/08/that-failing-newspaper-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-16540 John Soares Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:46:07 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=4060#comment-16540 I think there are two main questions facing newspapers: 1. How to keep the print edition relevant and profitable, if possible. 2. How to monetize news stories on newspaper websites. Both of these are very problematic. My main concern is with local news. The Redding Record-Searchlight, the local paper for far northern California, ran several in-depth stories yesterday about proposed new power transmission lines that will run through the area. It's an important story, but one unlikely to be covered well by online news organizations. Of course, this story in the newspaper would be very useful for teachers covering the issue in the classroom. I think there are two main questions facing newspapers:

1. How to keep the print edition relevant and profitable, if possible.

2. How to monetize news stories on newspaper websites.

Both of these are very problematic.

My main concern is with local news. The Redding Record-Searchlight, the local paper for far northern California, ran several in-depth stories yesterday about proposed new power transmission lines that will run through the area. It’s an important story, but one unlikely to be covered well by online news organizations.

Of course, this story in the newspaper would be very useful for teachers covering the issue in the classroom.

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