tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344726954909952551.post4001085074968921911..comments2023-10-09T10:08:23.648-04:00Comments on The Brooklyn Optimist: Greenpoint Newspapers: Don't Take Competition For GrantedAbout The Optimisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187029285522980548noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344726954909952551.post-74198647950334554982009-03-16T15:19:00.000-04:002009-03-16T15:19:00.000-04:00Check out Clay Shirky's analysis for an alternativ...Check out <A HREF="http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/03/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable/" REL="nofollow">Clay Shirky's analysis</A> for an alternative view:<BR/><BR/>"Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism."<BR/><BR/>As you note, we no longer turn to newspapers for timely information. Even aggregating sites are losing place to massive personalized subscription and filtering of content.<BR/><BR/>If newspapers are not surviving, what can/will replace them?Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.com