Comments on: Buffett All But Writes Off Newspapers http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Gillmor http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Dan Gillmor Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:34:55 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/#comment-1118 There's a difference between "news" and "newspapers," true. But the business model supporting newspapers is the most difficult competitive threat, not journalism competition. There’s a difference between “news” and “newspapers,” true. But the business model supporting newspapers is the most difficult competitive threat, not journalism competition.

]]> By: Delia http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Delia Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:07:24 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/#comment-1117 from as business perspective... as in... you couldn't have possibly made money by selling printed newspapers if such forms of delivering info as cable, satellite and internet would have been around first...? still, I'm not sure that's true... it seems to assume a bunch of things: that everybody would have had access to cable/satellite/internet when they wanted to access news; that in all circumstances they would have preferred this form of delivery to print on paper etc. Delia from as business perspective… as in… you couldn’t have possibly made money by selling printed newspapers if such forms of delivering info as cable, satellite and internet would have been around first…?

still, I’m not sure that’s true… it seems to assume a bunch of things: that everybody would have had access to cable/satellite/internet when they wanted to access news; that in all circumstances they would have preferred this form of delivery to print on paper etc.

Delia

]]> By: Dan Gillmor http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Dan Gillmor Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:44:07 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/#comment-1116 From a business perspective? I definitely do. From a business perspective? I definitely do.

]]> By: Delia http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Delia Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:10:42 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/#comment-1115 Dan, do you agree with him? Delia P.S. I'm not even sure what he's really saying... re: "if cable and satellite broadcasting, as well as the Internet, had come along first, newspapers as we know them probably would never have existed.” well... yeah, hard to argue with the "newspapers *as we know them" part..." (that would be true for any innovation) but what does he mean by "newspapers"? the particular form of delivering of info (print on paper)?; the kind of topics covered? manner of presenting the news? without making clear what he means, his statement sounds empty to me... D. Dan, do you agree with him?

Delia

P.S. I’m not even sure what he’s really saying… re: “if cable and satellite broadcasting, as well as the Internet, had come along first, newspapers as we know them probably would never have existed.”

well… yeah, hard to argue with the “newspapers *as we know them” part…” (that would be true for any innovation) but what does he mean by “newspapers”? the particular form of delivering of info (print on paper)?; the kind of topics covered? manner of presenting the news? without making clear what he means, his statement sounds empty to me… D.

]]> By: The Praized Blog » Blog Archive » Buffett: “If The Internet Had Come Along First, Newspapers As We Know Them Probably Would Never Have Existed” http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 The Praized Blog » Blog Archive » Buffett: “If The Internet Had Come Along First, Newspapers As We Know Them Probably Would Never Have Existed” Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:04:10 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/03/05/buffett-writes-off-newspapers/#comment-1114 [...] Dan Gillmor adds: “It’s a sobering assessment from the world’s most famous investor.” [...] [...] Dan Gillmor adds: “It’s a sobering assessment from the world’s most famous investor.” [...]

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