[lbo-talk] NYT RIP May 2009?

[Mark Bennett]

Without going to irrelevant personal details, during most of January and the
earlier part of this month I was in situation where I had no 'net access and
had to rely upon the local newspaper - admittedly an atrocious rag even in
its best days - and local televised newscasts for news of the world.  It was
a remarkable experience.

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:56 AM, J T. Ramsay <jt.ramsay at gmail.com> wrote:


> It is pretty amazing to see what a disruptive force the Internet has
> become,
> esp. for any kind of published media. I need to read this Steve Knopper
> book
> about the decline of the music industry, 'Appetite for Self-Destruction,'
> before too long.
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Feb 23, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Mark Bennett wrote:
> >
> >  In the pre-digital era Warren Buffet believed that predominant
> newspapers
> >> were an ultra-sound investment, and he would have snatched up The NYT
> for
> >> a
> >> mere billion or so in a heartbeat.  I doubt that is the case now.  He
> >> claims
> >> - or claimed - not to understand digital technology, but, even if true,
> I
> >> suppose someone has shown him Craigslist.
> >>
> >
> > "The Internet will destroy more businesses than it creates."
> >  - Rupert Murdoch, 1999
> >
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