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i would think that small niche newspapers are the only ones that aren't doomed

• robg 17y ago
  Depends on how well they're run, no? I'm waiting for the big newspapers to start selling supplements to the smaller papers. There's no reason the Hartford Courant couldn't tack on an International and National section with the NY Times brand featured, then they could focus exclusively on local stories. Heck, force the Times and the Journal to compete for the right. Point is: If you're local, why not go hyperlocal?
  • ZachPruckowski 17y ago
    It would seem like an AP or Reuters membership/subscription would already solve most of this problem. Lots of college newspapers, including top-rated ones, do exactly this, and pay the AP fees to re-run those stories.
    • robg 17y ago
      I'm thinking of a fully formatted and printed section. The wire stories must still be integrated into the local papers. The AP would still be needed, perhaps, but it could be filler. I used to deliver newspapers as a tween. Most days we had sections we had to insert (Food, Science, Arts, Comics). I don't see why a National/International section needs to be any different. Then the brand for the local paper becomes everything local. You flip to the Hartford Courant section and you know it's about your hometown areas. One side benefit is the Times section could have the national advertisements while local advertisers could be almost ensured local coverage.