Re: [Swprograms] OT: Status of American newspaper industry on"Marketplace" yesterday (14th April)

["Rob de Santos AFANA" <rdesantos@xxxxxxxxx>]

The following article is the view from a major newspaper owner:
(link is one line and may wrap on some e-mail readers)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Text-of-Murdochs-speech/2005/04/14
/1113251729950.html

[For those who may not like Murdoch, the speech was largely apolitical.]
-Rob 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Cuff
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:34 AM
> To: Shortwave programming discussion
> Subject: [Swprograms] OT: Status of American newspaper 
> industry on"Marketplace" yesterday (14th April)
> 
> 
> There was an interesting analysis of the US newspaper 
> industry on yesterday's "Marketplace".  Listen online at 
> http://marketplace.publicradio.org/pm.html; > click "recent 
> shows" if you load the URL after the Friday show is posted.
> 
> As more people get their news from other sources, newspapers 
> are seeing their circulation and ad revenue dwindling.  At 
> the same time, few general-interest newspapers have carved 
> out online subscription-based business models that are viable.
> 
> It's only the papers that serve niche audiences or provide 
> value-added content that are able to make any $$.
> 
> One takeaway for international broadcasting is that I belive 
> the potential for online subscription models for the BBC etc. 
> would be a non-starter even if their charter were altered to 
> allow it.  There's the potential for fees for high-bandwidth 
> downloading (e.g. TV) but probably not for basic listening.
> 
> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA

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