http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/03/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable/
I was fascinated by this piece.
Example: Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism.
I waited for him to cite the example of the BBC as a model that could
survive the Internet revolution... but he
I concur with his viewpoint that business models are being broken
faster than new ones can be invented.
Business models and distribution methods, the demand for high quality content
however remains constant, as long as that doesn't change there will always be
a need for journalists, writers,
I waited for him to cite the example of the BBC as a model that could
survive the Internet revolution... but he didn't, surely because in
the USA there is no equivalent.
To be fair he does mention NPR as a successful model (or at least a less
unsuccessful one). National Public Radio is a radio
2009/3/15 Andy Halsall andyhals...@ictsc.com:
I concur with his viewpoint that business models are being broken
faster than new ones can be invented.
Business models and distribution methods, the demand for high quality content
however remains constant, as long as that doesn't change there
Yes, quite, when I said no equivalent I was precisely thinking of
the gargantuan scale of the BBC (with correspondents worldwide!)
compared to PBS which has to pitifully beg viewers for contributions
all the time...
Sean
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Brendan Quinn brendan.qu...@bbc.co.uk
This is purely my personal opinion. The BBC has a huge influence in the
global society. We all know that.Next question?
Sam Mbale
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On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 1:55 AM, Dave Crossland d...@lab6.com wrote:
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