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Title:

It's the End of Newspapers as We Know It -- And We Feel Fine!

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Organizer:
Chris Heisel, AJC.com
Description:
Newspapers? Old World Media? The print-centric business model of newspapers is and has been failing for some time. A new guard, not unlike a startup, is attempting to infuse this world with agility and transparency. Watch as the old destination-focused world collides with the delivery-focused new guard! In an industry that is 200 years old and filled with print producers and consumers, what can be done to speed the adoption of the new paradigm? How and does this affect the “sacred” journalism of the newspaper?
Questions
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  1. How do you become an agent of change in an old world media company?
  2. How do you attract and retain great talent in an industry where job security is in question?
  3. How do you integrate iterative development into a newsroom culture?
  4. How do you integrate social participation and user-generated content with journalism?
  5. How can your organization embrace open-source vs enterprise tools, and, if necessary, integrate them?
  6. How do online metrics (at a level of detail far beyond that seen in print publications) affect your strategy and business?
  7. How do you handle concerns over unmoderated, user-generated content?
  8. Should the public appetite(clicks) drive the content on a news site?
  9. How many developers do you need?
  10. Is the democratization of information making the role of the mid-size newspaper journalist obsolete?
Level:
Advanced
Category:
Other
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
Peter Stahl
on 25/8/08
At their peak, newspapers were conglomerations of global and local news, entertainment, commercial and personal advertising, opinion, financial listings, puzzles, sports statistics, and more. The only common thread was that it made sense to print this stuff daily and deliver it to peoples' doorsteps. If that model is obsolete, then it may be time to break up this strange beast, and allow comics and classifieds, stocks and sports, wars and weather to go their separate ways.
Ben Menoza
on 29/8/08
It's interesting to see how, at least in the sports world, more writers/columnists are moving away from traditional newspaper columns and articles to online/interactive ventures. I often wonder if this is going to extend to the other sections of the paper, and whether or not "Old World Media" will accept the new paradigm in time.
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