I think there are two things about the internet, that are pissing off newspapers.
1. Power-Loss
Newspapers do not dominate public discussions any more. This is nothing new and the melting adrevenues are just proving the pint to all those few that didn't already knew it.
2. Being forced to be engaged
Newspapers still have a chance, because quality still matters. The question is how to organize a profitable quality-producing workflow. There's no ultimate answer yet, but for the publishers it is already humiliating enough to be forced to do anything (see point 1).
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I think there are two things about the internet, that are pissing off newspapers.
1. Power-Loss
Newspapers do not dominate public discussions any more. This is nothing new and the melting adrevenues are just proving the pint to all those few that didn't already knew it.
2. Being forced to be engaged
Newspapers still have a chance, because quality still matters. The question is how to organize a profitable quality-producing workflow. There's no ultimate answer yet, but for the publishers it is already humiliating enough to be forced to do anything (see point 1).