Comments on: The Military Structure of Newspapers and the Obvious Choice of the Philly Inq. http://blog.digidave.org/2008/08/the-military-structure-of-newspapers-and-the-obvious-choice-of-the-philly-inq Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Digidave http://blog.digidave.org/2008/08/the-military-structure-of-newspapers-and-the-obvious-choice-of-the-philly-inq/comment-page-1#comment-235 Digidave Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2008/08/the-military-structure-of-newspapers-and-the-obvious-choice-of-the-philly-inq.html#comment-235 <p>Damn Chris Mims just had a booya for the newspaper industry. </p> <p>The sad (funny) part. I have to completetly agree with him. I almost want to make it a separate post.</p> Damn Chris Mims just had a booya for the newspaper industry.

The sad (funny) part. I have to completetly agree with him. I almost want to make it a separate post.

]]> By: Christopher Mims http://blog.digidave.org/2008/08/the-military-structure-of-newspapers-and-the-obvious-choice-of-the-philly-inq/comment-page-1#comment-234 Christopher Mims Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:14:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2008/08/the-military-structure-of-newspapers-and-the-obvious-choice-of-the-philly-inq.html#comment-234 <p>Thanks for highlighting this debate. Although, it mostly serves to remind me why I don't pay attention to what newspapers are doing online or off: outside of some key innovations to come out of the Times and the Washington Post company, 99% of it feels like re-arranging deck chairs on the titanic.</p> <p>In other words: sorry, local papers, but your product sucks no matter where I encounter it.</p> <p>The sooner the the first major American city loses its daily, the sooner we can get on with re-colonizing that niche with something that is actually viable.</p> Thanks for highlighting this debate. Although, it mostly serves to remind me why I don’t pay attention to what newspapers are doing online or off: outside of some key innovations to come out of the Times and the Washington Post company, 99% of it feels like re-arranging deck chairs on the titanic.

In other words: sorry, local papers, but your product sucks no matter where I encounter it.

The sooner the the first major American city loses its daily, the sooner we can get on with re-colonizing that niche with something that is actually viable.

]]> By: David Herrold http://blog.digidave.org/2008/08/the-military-structure-of-newspapers-and-the-obvious-choice-of-the-philly-inq/comment-page-1#comment-233 David Herrold Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2008/08/the-military-structure-of-newspapers-and-the-obvious-choice-of-the-philly-inq.html#comment-233 <p>Hi Dave. Honestly, this is a journalistic non-issue. Yet it seems to have whipped bloggers into a frenzy this week. I happen to work in the web department of a <a href="http://www.chron.com" rel="nofollow">large metro newspaper</a> and this simply isn't a big deal.</p> <p>As a matter of fact, Philly's stance is a smart one. Everyone knows newspapers are becoming media companies, involved in several different mediums of communication.</p> <p>Why wouldn't you leverage all of your products for the biggest impact?</p> <p>Breaking news belongs online (and even more so in the mobile landscape, in my opinion). Features and investigative pieces don't need that kind of speed.</p> <p>So why not time your release of these stories (through all your communication mediums) just like an advertising agency, for the greatest reader impact?</p> <p>I haven't even mentioned the money side, which is pretty obvious.</p> <p>Seems like the smart thing to do.</p> <p>Anyhow, nice wrap-up of this.</p> Hi Dave. Honestly, this is a journalistic non-issue. Yet it seems to have whipped bloggers into a frenzy this week. I happen to work in the web department of a large metro newspaper and this simply isn’t a big deal.

As a matter of fact, Philly’s stance is a smart one. Everyone knows newspapers are becoming media companies, involved in several different mediums of communication.

Why wouldn’t you leverage all of your products for the biggest impact?

Breaking news belongs online (and even more so in the mobile landscape, in my opinion). Features and investigative pieces don’t need that kind of speed.

So why not time your release of these stories (through all your communication mediums) just like an advertising agency, for the greatest reader impact?

I haven’t even mentioned the money side, which is pretty obvious.

Seems like the smart thing to do.

Anyhow, nice wrap-up of this.

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