tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post1511293686500613334..comments2024-03-27T23:20:37.951-07:00Comments on Alan Bock's Blog: Our newspaper isn't dead yetSteve Bockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241868635191319611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post-82469717192976185342009-07-31T22:35:41.045-07:002009-07-31T22:35:41.045-07:00Maybe, but the decline has applied to newspapers o...Maybe, but the decline has applied to newspapers of all ideological stripes, with the proximate causes being Craigslist taking away classified ads and Monster.com taking amployment advertising, combined with department stores consolidating, car dealers going to Internet advertising, amplified by the rise of independent news sites and blogs (which feed off newspapers for most of their stories) and being complacent about the potential of the Internet and clinging to a business model that had brought extraordinary profits for almost a century -- plus even more young people than before not getting the newspaper habit.Alan Bockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181904910963486549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36913405.post-60667467512286360022009-07-30T14:57:56.063-07:002009-07-30T14:57:56.063-07:00I honestly feel that the decline of newspapers is ...I honestly feel that the decline of newspapers is partly due to political correctness. Look how many newspapers are reluctant to identify the races of criminals and their victims. When eight or nine 17-25 year old black males jump a White guy and beat him senseless amd the press says "group of youths assault man at ATM machine. Suspects were described as about 5' 10" and wearing blue jackets" you have to wonder if journalistic credibility hasn't been compromised to avoid the great taboo of our time - being called a .."racist".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com