Moneyrunner
2009-03-19 19:07:29
A commenter wrote: “First, newspapers aren’t dying because of content or bias. They are dying because of they are hemorrhaging advertising dollars as rates fall and classified ads can be place for free on the internet. I would say that Craigslist has more to do with the collapse of the newspaper then bloggers. ”
Well, no. Newspapers are dying because their readership is falling and advertisers are not willing to pay exorbitant rates for fewer eyes seeing their ads. And readership is falling because – given a choice -few people wish to pay for being insulted. It may work for Don Rickles, but my local papers is no Don Rickles.
