There is a gathering school of thought that newspapers as we know them are fast becoming a thing of the past. My recent 'Tweet' that I was buying a paper for old times sake certainly seemed to strike a few chords given the ReTweets it got, although I must say that the blogging philosophy that 'it was blogs wot done it' is probably wide of the mark.
People lead busier lives and try to cram as much into their days as possible. Ironically, this desire to do so much means many traditional aspects of one's day are falling by the way side.
Included in this are cooking properly, families eating at the dinner table and tending a proper moustache. (So God bless Bob Ainsworth I say)
Also falling away is reading a newspaper before getting to work or during lunch or at any time of day to be honest.
The BBC probably satisfies most of the public's need for news either via its main tv bulletin or its website. And for James Murdoch to suggest recently at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that the Corporation is 'a threat' to established newspapers is just nonsense. Quality news should not just be for those who can afford it.
It is a worry what the future direction is for the paper press, so much so that a debate has been organised in Edinburgh this week to give the topic the attention it deserves.
So rather than me solve the problem now (which I'm sure I would have stumbled onto given another 5 minutes or so), I'll wait a few nights and report back on what Thursday night holds.
Perhaps even some readers of this particular post might make it along?
Here is a link and the details:
"Is this the end of newspapers?"
AllMediaScotland.com's director Mike Wilson looks at where online media is going and what the future holds for the printed media.
Date: Thurs 3 September 2009
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm
People lead busier lives and try to cram as much into their days as possible. Ironically, this desire to do so much means many traditional aspects of one's day are falling by the way side.
Included in this are cooking properly, families eating at the dinner table and tending a proper moustache. (So God bless Bob Ainsworth I say)
Also falling away is reading a newspaper before getting to work or during lunch or at any time of day to be honest.
The BBC probably satisfies most of the public's need for news either via its main tv bulletin or its website. And for James Murdoch to suggest recently at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that the Corporation is 'a threat' to established newspapers is just nonsense. Quality news should not just be for those who can afford it.
It is a worry what the future direction is for the paper press, so much so that a debate has been organised in Edinburgh this week to give the topic the attention it deserves.
So rather than me solve the problem now (which I'm sure I would have stumbled onto given another 5 minutes or so), I'll wait a few nights and report back on what Thursday night holds.
Perhaps even some readers of this particular post might make it along?
Here is a link and the details:
"Is this the end of newspapers?"
AllMediaScotland.com's director Mike Wilson looks at where online media is going and what the future holds for the printed media.
Date: Thurs 3 September 2009
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm
3 comments:
You said " The BBC probably satisfies most of the public's need for news either via its main tv bulletin or its website "
I wouldn't agree. BBC news is too biased to be taken seriously. It's a Labour mouthpiece. Especially in Scotland with it's hatred of the SNP.
It believes in mass immigration, multiculturalism and the EU.
And I'm sorry to say that Murdoch is right. The BBC has no funding problems to worry about with mega salaries for non jobs.
While small broadcasters and newspapers go to the wall the BBC can pump out it's rubbish unhindered and with a guaranteed income from the public who will go to prison if they don't pay up.
It's a perfect nuLab type business.
1. Bottomless pit of funding
2. No accountability
3. Backs NuLab nonsense
4. Hates the Tories/ SNP
5. Loves EU/ Global warming junk science/ multiculturalism
6. Hates the idea of Britishness.
7. If you decide to opt out then we will punish you severely.
London Evening Standard:
Libya: ‘Lockerbie bomber close to death’
Joe Murphy in London and Nabila Ramdani in Tripoli
- The terminally ill man whose triumphant return to Tripoli sparked an international crisis was said to be “deteriorating fast” just two weeks after his release.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23738494-details/Libya:+‘Lockerbie+bomber+close+to+death’/article.do
Anon, I would say the BBC is too skin-deep to be biased!
Not all media outlets can be Labour mouthpieces so I will take your comments with a pinch of salt.
They don't half love the EU though, I'll give you that!
Stuart,
fascinating news there. I feel somewhat gruesome to be enthused by a man nearly dying but the Megrahi Circus was only ever going to end up at that destination...
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