Comments on: The Newspaper Industry Gets Its First R&D Lab http://blog.digidave.org/2008/12/the-newspaper-industry-gets-its-first-rd-lab Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robertson Adams http://blog.digidave.org/2008/12/the-newspaper-industry-gets-its-first-rd-lab/comment-page-1#comment-100 Robertson Adams Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:19:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2008/12/the-newspaper-industry-gets-its-first-rd-lab.html#comment-100 <p>Knight Ridder did lead the way - look up Viewtron, in which Roger Fidler was a leader. More than 200 employees in Miami in 1984 churned out interactive news, ads, shopping and weather 24/7 from offices in the Sun Bank building on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.</p> Knight Ridder did lead the way – look up Viewtron, in which Roger Fidler was a leader. More than 200 employees in Miami in 1984 churned out interactive news, ads, shopping and weather 24/7 from offices in the Sun Bank building on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.

]]> By: Greg Linch http://blog.digidave.org/2008/12/the-newspaper-industry-gets-its-first-rd-lab/comment-page-1#comment-99 Greg Linch Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2008/12/the-newspaper-industry-gets-its-first-rd-lab.html#comment-99 <p>Knight Ridder was so prescient, but why didn't they lead the way? </p> <p>Also, check this out (from <a href="http://davisullblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/bellows-and-buzz-part-iii.html" rel="nofollow">http://davisullblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/bellows-and-buzz-part-iii.html</a> target=_blank>That's the Press, Baby blog):</p> <p>Buzz Merritt's "Knightfall" contains the famous 1995 discussion between former Knight Ridder CEO Tony Ridder and his top editors:</p> <p>"Tony Ridder, the new chairman and CEO, had the difficult task of addressing a roomful of [the recently deceased chairman Jim] Batten proteges who, he knew, were at best wary of him. After a speech with brief and seemingly obligatory bows to the need for good newspaper content, he opened the floor to questions.</p> <p>"The first one was: 'Tony, what keeps you up at night; what do you most worry about?'</p> <p>"He thought for a minute. 'Electronic classified,' he said.</p> <p>"The air went out of the room."</p> Knight Ridder was so prescient, but why didn’t they lead the way?

Also, check this out (from http://davisullblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/bellows-and-buzz-part-iii.html target=_blank>That’s the Press, Baby blog):

Buzz Merritt’s “Knightfall” contains the famous 1995 discussion between former Knight Ridder CEO Tony Ridder and his top editors:

“Tony Ridder, the new chairman and CEO, had the difficult task of addressing a roomful of [the recently deceased chairman Jim] Batten proteges who, he knew, were at best wary of him. After a speech with brief and seemingly obligatory bows to the need for good newspaper content, he opened the floor to questions.

“The first one was: ‘Tony, what keeps you up at night; what do you most worry about?’

“He thought for a minute. ‘Electronic classified,’ he said.

“The air went out of the room.”

]]> By: Gerard Barberi http://blog.digidave.org/2008/12/the-newspaper-industry-gets-its-first-rd-lab/comment-page-1#comment-98 Gerard Barberi Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:54:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2008/12/the-newspaper-industry-gets-its-first-rd-lab.html#comment-98 <p>1993?! Wow, I had no idea this started that long ago.</p> <p>The industry can't say it snuck up on them. Although, I'm sure they'll tell the public that it did.</p> 1993?! Wow, I had no idea this started that long ago.

The industry can’t say it snuck up on them. Although, I’m sure they’ll tell the public that it did.

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