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"The New York Times offers you a digital experience that reads like a newspaper." I think this pretty much sums up why newspapers have problems. They aren't lo
by mixmax 17y ago
"The New York Times offers you a digital experience that reads like a newspaper."
I think this pretty much sums up why newspapers have problems. They aren't looking ahead, they're looking back. They're trying to squeeze an old-fashioned newspaper into a new format instead of using the possibilities and limitations that the new medium offers. Yes, they talk a bit about video but except for that it's just reinventing the old ways.
Instead they should focus on citizen journalism, user interaction, one-to-one communication, personalisation and all the other possibilities that the web offers.
It reminds me of the old Henry Ford quote "If I asked customers what they wanted they would say a faster horse"
It looks like The New York Times is busy making a faster horse.
Edit: Just read schwanksta's comment, and maybe I was a bit too triggerhappy in my criticism :-)
- ixnu 17y agoNewspapers should not look beyond quality. I value well-written reporting as a consumer and a citizen and want to see the NYT flourish. I really like the new reader. Of the foci you mention: Citizen journalism - I can get this on the local broadcast news. Except for breaking local news - no thanks. User interaction - there are a great number of sites that discuss issues and they are filled with citizen journalists. I would rather the NYT concentrate on well-written reporting. Personalization - RSS feeds and sub-reddits are better at this for me. I miss the pure joy of opening the newspaper and discovering something interesting such as an in-depth investigative report on a unknown or misunderstood problem.