tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post2081356193732583049..comments2024-01-05T13:11:48.050+00:00Comments on ...and what will be left of them?: The Presscarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17886258675618058752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post-10977564857674179972011-07-11T16:42:42.619+01:002011-07-11T16:42:42.619+01:00I don't mean print media, rather big-time news...I don't mean print media, rather big-time newspapers. Their sales are declining fast, give or take big scandals like this one. The upscale readers advertisers seek are the big prize for proprietors now. It's the old 'why Crossroads got cancelled despite being top ten in the ratings' - no one cares what poor/old people want.. you can't sell them expensive tat.<br /><br />And the energy price thing is a real bloody scandal - buried beneath the saga of media at war with itself. Never mind boycott NI papers - we need a mass 'not paying the bill' protest. Nowadays they send you court threats if you're over a week late. Let's see them try when most of the country gets deliberately tardy.David K Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756535951359716522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post-88983254158632099922011-07-11T16:07:54.358+01:002011-07-11T16:07:54.358+01:00The Speng might be dead, but he still gives us ple...The Speng might be dead, but he still gives us plenty to chew on. I like to think he would be hooked on Mystic Meg's column.<br /><br />As for the idea of print media being on the verge of extinction, nothing could be further from the truth. Print is a reliable, established medium. The internet is a finicky, energy-hungry example of techno-complexity whose half-life will be far shorter than people expect.<br /><br />British Gas are talking about raising their electricty prices by 18%. You'll be amazed at how quickly peripheral items like home computers start to be disconnected.<br /><br />Enjoy tweeting Miley Cyrus while you can, is my opinion.Phil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214245608032305452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post-26155670399685871702011-07-11T15:49:16.606+01:002011-07-11T15:49:16.606+01:00I know Ozzie would offer his two penneth at some p...I know Ozzie would offer his two penneth at some point. Bet he still bought it for the boobs and footy though...<br /><br />Although the Gnauriad's efforts have been admirable (to the extent that they're doing what journalists are supposed to do), why am I starting to see this as a 'covert spectacle' a war over newer media - TV of course, but particularly the future direction of the internet? Especially in light of the Murdoch clan's stated aims, and the Gnadriau media's increasing emphasis as an online brand?<br /><br />Just speculation, but - I reckon both parties knew print journalism's days are numbered. This may be a battle in a larger war, over what they can salvage from the death of newspapers.David K Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756535951359716522noreply@blogger.com