Biting the hand that feeds: the rise of sports blogs
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 [...]
The Inaugural Abbott Lines: For the week of 6/27/08
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 [...]
The reports of my death were…actually, right on target
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 [...]
