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People have it stuck in their minds that cews companies are unchangeable or something??? Newspapers are in or moving to all the new media places as much as any

People have it stuck in their minds that cews companies are unchangeable or something??? Newspapers are in or moving to all the new media places as much as anyone. They've been blogging for ages, have facebook pages, use twitter, have reader comments and voting ala /. or reddit, or HN, produce video, host live chat/blogging, etc. Or at least the one I work for does. Technology and industry is changing. Newspapers are trying to change with it, just as they have with other tech innovations. Unlike say Music Industry who is fighting tooth and nail to keep their broken ass business model.

netcan 18y ago
Down here (Australia), 'Fairfax Digital' the online version(s) of 'Fairfax Media' - the 1 ton gorrila of Aussie media, probably has kept it's market share of the key areas online. The have the #1 job site, real estate & they are doing ok with cars, personals, buy/sell and other traditional media cash cows. In terms of market share, I wouldn't be surprised if the (society's) move to online media has not been a net gain for them. However, they were in a pretty cushy position before. They had to compete with 2-3 other media giants. Now they are in constant danger of assault from under the radar. Google maps may make real estate sites useless. It seems improbable that 5 more years will pass & noone will figure out an online dating or car selling or something that will take out their sites. Basically, if I were them I'd feel like it's almost impossible for them to hang on to dominance for long.