Comments on: The death of regional newspapers does not necessarily signal the death of local news http://matthewgain.com/2009/03/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/#utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=$distributionChanne&utm_campaign=Feed:$feedUri($ PR, the changing media landscape and social media Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peterjudd http://matthewgain.com/2009/03/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/comment-page-1/#comment-33 peterjudd Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:25:03 +0000 http://matthewgain.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/#comment-33 As newspapers and conventional subsidised news media fail in the fragmented world of online advertising (it is advertising, not content, that is reshaping our news paradigm), then we face the prospect of far fewer facts finding their way to an audience that seeks truth. While the mob may cheer the lynching of each news organisation biting the dust, what will replace the fact-gathering, often unpopular journalism, that might not sell a newspaper, but stops the mob from lynching the wrong person? Will it be the rise of fact-based blogging? As newspapers and conventional subsidised news media fail in the fragmented world of online advertising (it is advertising, not content, that is reshaping our news paradigm), then we face the prospect of far fewer facts finding their way to an audience that seeks truth. While the mob may cheer the lynching of each news organisation biting the dust, what will replace the fact-gathering, often unpopular journalism, that might not sell a newspaper, but stops the mob from lynching the wrong person? Will it be the rise of fact-based blogging?

]]> By: Local And Hyper Local Search and Blog Examples http://matthewgain.com/2009/03/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Local And Hyper Local Search and Blog Examples Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:25:53 +0000 http://matthewgain.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/#comment-32 [...] Death of local newspapers doesn’t mean death of local news - MathewGain.com [...] [...] Death of local newspapers doesn’t mean death of local news – MathewGain.com [...]

]]> By: Tim Burrowes - Mumbr http://matthewgain.com/2009/03/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Tim Burrowes - Mumbr Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:57:25 +0000 http://matthewgain.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/#comment-31 Local news in what form though? Here's a couple of examples. Back in the early 90s, I worked on a well staffed local paper (it's not any more) in the UK. At least twice a week, I'd take the papers down to the fire station, and hang out with them, maybe even play some volleyball. There were a lot of hours talking about not much before it started to pay off. But in the end, they started ringing me at home in the middle of night whenever there was a decent newsworthy fire. I'd get out of bed and come and cover it. Who's going to pay a journalist to do all that. On similar lines, who will pay a journalist to sit in the local court day in and day out covering speeding cases and drunk & disorderlies, so that on the day the town mayor appears in the dock for multimillion fraud there's someone there? I wish I had an answer that wasn't depressing... Local news in what form though?

Here's a couple of examples. Back in the early 90s, I worked on a well staffed local paper (it's not any more) in the UK.

At least twice a week, I'd take the papers down to the fire station, and hang out with them, maybe even play some volleyball.

There were a lot of hours talking about not much before it started to pay off. But in the end, they started ringing me at home in the middle of night whenever there was a decent newsworthy fire. I'd get out of bed and come and cover it.

Who's going to pay a journalist to do all that.

On similar lines, who will pay a journalist to sit in the local court day in and day out covering speeding cases and drunk & disorderlies, so that on the day the town mayor appears in the dock for multimillion fraud there's someone there?

I wish I had an answer that wasn't depressing…

]]> By: Darren Waters http://matthewgain.com/2009/03/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Darren Waters Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:39:08 +0000 http://matthewgain.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/the-death-of-regional-newspapers-does-not-necessarily-signal-the-death-of-local-news/#comment-30 The point isn't that if local newspapers die that local news dies. The point IS that if local newspapers die, who then will pay for journalists to write local news to the standards and ethics once required by local papers? The business model is dying and with it the required employment that gives rise to local news. Jeff Jarvis seems to believe there is "enough journalism out there" to facilitate a sort of hyper-smart aggregation system weaving together paid-for and free content. Really? Who is paying for the journalism to be produced? Because somebody has to. The point isn't that if local newspapers die that local news dies.

The point IS that if local newspapers die, who then will pay for journalists to write local news to the standards and ethics once required by local papers?

The business model is dying and with it the required employment that gives rise to local news.

Jeff Jarvis seems to believe there is "enough journalism out there" to facilitate a sort of hyper-smart aggregation system weaving together paid-for and free content. Really? Who is paying for the journalism to be produced? Because somebody has to.

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