Tampa Gman

Can Anything Save Newspapers?

I enjoyed this article and it is one that we will see variations of for quite awhile. I think what has happened is that when the first newspapers began giving their content away for free over the internet, they showed that their product had no value.

If it is free, then allegedly, it is not worth anything and the consumer has no investment besides time. I am one of the cavemen out there that loves nothing better than reading the newspaper during lunch and I am still a subscriber.

I do check out 4-5 nationwide and local papers on a daily basis if not more. If I had the time or energy, I would read as many as I could all over the world.

This is a situation that probably cannot be reversed. The first paper to start charging for online content will be ridiculed and ignored.