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>Why would I pay for it when it's available for free >online? > >I won't disupte that advertising revenue isn't there, >yet, but I have a hard time believing producing a >video or any sort of online product is a bigger drain >than the paper itself. > >A Web site can be produced by a few amount of people >in comparison to a paper. The paper literally requires >hundreds of people to produce and distribute. And if >you're talking about the PG, those are union positions >which pay well. > >And when you take in account the transportation costs >(I can't imagine how expensive gasoline is on a daily >basis for a newspaper), I can't fathom how expensive >it is to produce a newspaper. > >I assume when you say "tech the public cares about," >you mean anyone over 50 by the word "public." If you >think anyone under 30 is going to rush out to the news >stand and buy a piece of dead technology simply >because a wonderful example of journalism is contained >within it, you're completely out of touch. How many >people under 20 do you think actually even care about >the physcial paper? > >Younger people aren't buying newspapers because it's a >dead medium. It's that simple. It's not a great >mystery. There isn't any sort of secret plan on how to >bring readership numbers up with the print product. It >can't be done on a long term basis. Good journalism >isn't going to save print. Nothing will. The print >industry is a sinking ship. It's going to be at the >bottom of the ocean eventually. > >That said, the demand for information is still there. >You could argue that it's never been greater. It's >just being distributed on a more dynamic platform. > >How many pairs of eyes saw the WVU story in the paper? >250,000 max? It was available to million through the >Web. > >To dismiss the Web and the potential it has to deliver >news as something of a fad or even irrelevant is >simply ignorant. > >>I guess I missed it too. I was just reading the paper >>like the guy above. All that stuff may be on the site, >>but did it add one iota to the story? How many people >>accessed or used it? Did WVU officials say, 'uh-oh, >>there's another video and interactive graphic on the >>Post-Gazette Web site'? Or did they drive madly >>through town trying to gather up all the copies of the >>paper? I'm no luddite, but i agree that all the tech >>toys are pretty marginal when you have a real news >>story on your hands. And they add cost but no profit. >>Call back when there's tech the public cares about and >>adds to the paper's bottom line instead of being a >>drain on editorial resources. >> >> >>>I guess you missed the very good, revealing video of >>>the classically unrepentant Sears and Lang, then. And >>>there was another of video of reaction from students. >>>Audio, too. The investigative stories undeniably >>>carried the weight, but multimedia was there in a >>>supplementary role. You'd better give it up if you >>>think multimedia is going away. It's adding to the >>>total package. >>> >>>>I agree -- this is what newspapers can and should >do. >>>>I think people read it even if they weren't >connected >>>>to WVU or Mylan because it had universal elements >>like >>>>hubris, favoritism, etc. A good yarn about something >>>>important in other words. Notice, too: No b.s., no >>>>multi-media, no celebrities, no video, no 85-part >>>>series with hokey anecdotes and ponderous experts, >no >>>>I/Me-the-reporter-is-the-story malarkey sometimes >>>>characteristic of the P-G and the whole point of >>silly >>>>local newscasts (I'm thinking of that channel with >>>>those gals with all the teeth) . Just good solid >>>>journalism on a topic of public interest. What a >>shame >>>>in this age of industry wide panic the newspaper >>>>business can't see what's right in front of its >face: >>>>people will pay for lively, consequential news! As >>>>they used to say in the old days: 'The Public Will >>>>Have It!' >>>> >>>>>Great work by Sabatini and Boselovic on the phony >>MBA >>>>>given by WVU to the W.Va. governor's daughter. They >>>>>have really exposed the corruption in the wild, >>>>>wonderful hollers and have gotten results. The >>>>>University president should be the next to go.

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