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Chief clueless sod
: Simon Waldman quotes Gavin OíReilly, incoming chair of the World Association of Newspapers, and COO of Independent News and Media, saying at the recent world newspaper confab in Korea:
I think participative journalism is a dangerous precedent for our industry. People forget that newspapers have always been an interactive medium, people have always been able to interact with us through the mailbag.
Wow.
“Through the mailbag?” What a dope.
There is no hope for these people. They’re just too clueless.
Sounds like someone with fond memories of file-13 as a means of avoiding unpleasantness like feedback.
I just watched the PBS documentary on Martin Luther and noticed some interesting similarities with the media business of today. The church of inefficient distribution is about to throw down the gauntlet.
… The Holy Roman Empire was niether holy nor Roman nor an empire.
Voltaire
Or if the editor doesn’t like your opinions, you can rent a forum now at WaPo! (Maybe I should also list some billboard rental costs, too, for balance.) Please See: http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/05/viewpoint_calltoaction062305.htm?nav=hp
People forget that newspapers have always been an interactive medium, people have always been able to interact with us through the mailbag.
What a joke! I can’t tell you the countless times I have sent out an angry missive to our daily newspaper only to have it completely ignored. But I don’t suppose the dinosaur were any less vocal, pissing and moaning with wailing and knashing of teeth on their way to extinction.
And as likely they did not understand why it was happening to them. TONY
“And you know what else? The smoky, dirty, dangerous ‘motorcar’ will never substitute for the charm and grace of the horse-drawn carriage.”
What a dolt.