RIP PI

[gfish]

I'm a bad citizen. I simply don't care that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is dead. I'm sorry.

I know it had been around for a long time, and I hate to see old things go away. But the newspaper business model is broken. Deeply, utterly broken. Haven't we learned by now the futility of fighting against a technology-driven change in business model viability? And I know that newspaper-funded journalism is a cornerstone of our society. I'm not sure what will replace it -- I'm not even sure anything will replace it. We could well be heading into a fairly bad period for journalism and democracy. Whatever the solution is, I'm quite sure it doesn't involve printing things on pieces of paper and delivering them as a subscription service.

This has been coming for all of my adult life. The only emotional response I have is surprise that more haven't died already.

Comments

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

We could well be heading into a fairly bad period for journalism and democracy.

That's the part people should be getting bent out of shape about. Yeah, I'm going to miss dead trees with my cereal in the morning, but the potential for shennanigans by local politicians & businessmen just went way up here.

[neuro42.livejournal.com]

IAWTP.

[zaratyst.livejournal.com]

Well said. I've been hesitant to come out and say that, because those around me seem to be very emotional about it. I can certainly understand why the employees and such are. I would love to own that daily planet like sign they have... Maybe they can open a themed restaurant in it's place. Heh.

[ionan.livejournal.com]

Word.

[cow.livejournal.com]

I agree -- except I wish we had more of an idea of what was going to replace old journalism before we bulldoze it.

er

that's weird, I swear that middle paragraph wasn't there before I posted a stupid reply. oh well.

[plantae.livejournal.com]

Yeah.