Comments on: Are you under 25? When is the last time you bought a newspaper?

By: Stephen Sidlo

Stephen Sidlo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:02:57 +0000

It does sound different over here in the UK. I graduated last year from a PJ degree, I was buying around 2 papers per week but it so were others. The only thing the majority were not doing was joining journalism unions, visiting exhibitions and so on which begged the question. My thesis was on the government slant and control of the mass media through these papers. I believe a look through paid, un paid, forum, panel discussion and books get an all rounded view of our modern world.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:47:04 +0000

I wasn’t speaking in caps when I said that line quoted in the body of the above text and it is out of context. Newspapers should be paid for their online content. They just need to figure out how to generate their income in an imaginative way. If NY Times wants to stop emailing me the paper for free every morning, well, there is always Reuters, the LA Times, ect.

There is a hundred thousand entities making a profit on the internet everyday without charging directly for content. They’ll figure it out.

By: Meridian » Blog Archive » Publish Where You Get Your News: Online

Meridian » Blog Archive » Publish Where You Get Your News: Online — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:30:10 +0000

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By: Agenzia Fotografica

Agenzia Fotografica — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:52:20 +0000

Well I believe that all photojournalist are facing a great fear.
Is obvious that a lot of content as to be free… No one want to pay to see pictures and to read good stories. The problem is how to produce great content? How to rais money to produce content?

By: Ian Aleksander Adams

Ian Aleksander Adams — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:17:32 +0000

also, have you seen newspapers lately? Especially locals?

It’s a joke.

90% of the content is AP, and much of the original content is crap. And most of THAT is gossip columns and cooking tips. Show me some real, interesting news in a local newspaper and I’d be more than happy to buy it.

By: Veasey Conway

Veasey Conway — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Some people have touched on this point as well, but I just want to reiterate it:

It is a no-brainer to get something for free as opposed to the same thing for a price. Especailly when you are a poor student. It’s not their fault news organizations are giving it away for free. Your students are smart for accessing the news in this way.

Maybe newspapers themselves should support photographers (and the rest of the people that make the news) by not giving it away for free.

I do understand the point that you should support something you care about or are trying to make a career of, but you need to look at the larger picture.

I would rather not support a dying medium (newspaper). This is even more true when it is a field I am looking to get into. I don’t want to hold back the progression of news any longer.

As much as I love newspapers, young people these days simply don’t identify with them. Accessing their news online allows them to interact in it in ways newspapers simply cannot do. You could also have asked them “how many of you use a victrola?”

Plus, I think it is a little odd to assume that students should be supporting professionals. Students, first and foremost, have to support their education.

By: Tom Cooper

Tom Cooper — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:29:22 +0000

When i lived in the UK (long before computers and the internet) I usually bought two or more papers a day. Some of the most inspiring photographs were to be seen and I looked forward to seeing them. Now I am in the States in GA and it is much more difficult to find a decent newspaper. Going online I can now look at newspapers from around the world and am even more inspired to shoot. I do miss sitting on the tube holding a few morning papers and sipping a cup of tea. As a photographer I have a need to see what other photographers are doing and cannot understand why people do not buy more magazine and subscribe online. For the cost of some terrible cheap fast food one can feed the soul.

By: When was the last time you bought a newspaper? | dvafoto

When was the last time you bought a newspaper? | dvafoto — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:33:51 +0000

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By: Kyle Tunney

Kyle Tunney — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:39:27 +0000

Really good read and insight Greg, thanks for posting!!!

Kyle

By: Ian Aleksander Adams

Ian Aleksander Adams — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:43:56 +0000

paying for content is so over

I’m not even really joking – as costs to replicate approach zero, profit will always only be a sliver, only supporting those who control the structure in place to distribute, not the actual creators.

New structures will emerge.