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Theory Post 1: The reports of my death were…actually, right on target (death of the newspaper industry)
I talked last time about the rapid decline of the newspaper industry, along with some interesting numbers to back up just how much hot water the print media is in.
This time, let’s think a little bit about the impact [...]

What is Media Tech Watch?
Electronic newspapers could see commercial use by 2009.
And in a stroke of pure genius, someone put two e-newspaper displays together…and made it look like a book.
Like him or not, Bill Gates changed the face of our planet. Now, he’s pulling a Brett Favre and going into maybe-kinda-retirement.
Remember what it was [...]

What Are Abbott Lines?
“’Daunte was a guy who always used his legs. He wasn’t an anticipatory thrower. He had to see the whites of their eyes. And once he got hurt, well, coming back from the injury, he couldn’t play that way.’ … ‘As a franchise quarterback, there’s the matter of the work ethic, putting [...]

On Friday, I’m planning to unveil one of the many parts of Press Row that I hope our (eventual) readers will enjoy: Abbott Lines.
What the heck are Abbott Lines? Well, it’s our own little take on news one-liners, influenced by TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott.
For those of you unfamiliar with Abbott or TrueHoop, it’s an NBA blog—formerly, [...]

I suppose we can start here with a fairly obvious statement:
Newspaper readership is declining. Rapidly.
Even one of the biggest names in newspapers over the last 10 years admits the genre that made him famous is a goner. The industry is bleeding out their best talent, either through buyouts (Kornheiser, Sam Smith, Jackie Mack, probably tons [...]

Alright, so. Thanks for bearing with me here, as we iron out a few technical issues we’re going to have with the site. Hopefully, once those get going, they’ll become a major part of what goes on here. I’m excited to get those going.
There’s a little bit of explaining I’d like to do about what [...]

If you’ve managed to come across Press Row already, you’ll find that there really isn’t much going on here yet. I’ve spend most of the last few days getting some of the features working (or trying to do so), but I figured I’d take a time-out and actually make some content.