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Are Newspapers Becoming Extinct? (At Issue)

Are newspapers on the way out? Are the new media taking over? Can anything be done? This book presents both optimistic and pessimistic points of view. Click "Flere oplysninger" to view the Contents. Editors: Jennifer Dorman. (128 pages)
Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

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Contents

Introduction 7

1. Traditional Newspapers Are Becoming Extinct (Clay Shirky) 11

2. Newspapers Will Not Become Extinct (Donna Barrett and Randy Siegel) 22

3. Newspapers Can Survive Through Consolidation (Jason Klein) 27

4. Newspapers No Longer Present a Viable Business Model (Henry Blodget) 32

5. A Nonprofit Model May Help Newspapers Survive (David Swensen and Michael Schmidt) 6

6. Newspapers Should Consider a Hybrid Nonprofit/For-Profit Model (James T. Hamilton) 41

7. Journalism Is Being Undermined by Blogs (Michael Skube) 45

8. Quality Journalism Is Essential Regardless of the Medium (Jill Abramson) 50

9. New Media Require New Ways to Evaluate Information (Olivia Scheck) 60

10. Newspapers Are Thriving in Developing Countries (The Economist) 66

11. Ethnic Newspapers Serve a Critical Role in Communities (Sally Lehrman) 69

12. New Media Underscore the Challenges of Journalistic Gatekeeping (Kendyl Salcito) 73

Organizations to Contact 80

Bibliography 84

Index 88