For what it's worth, Doc once chided me (correctly) for not starting a blog. And when I finally got around to be motivated enough to do it, I couldn't. What I have to say is often, um, controversial in some business circles -- I had to get approval from my place of employment. Well, it's here now :), so I guess it all works out in the end.
What Doc and others were was saying in a nutshell back in 1999 was this: The Internet is fundamentally changing markets. Those that don't find a way to interact with the new dynamics of more direct market feedback, spawned by web forums, email and the like, are destined to the scrap heap. Read the article referenced here, and see if it's not saying exactly the same thing (about news reporting).
I recommend you go and buy the book from Amazon -- it's out of print, at the moment, sadly ... You'll have to get a used copy. Don't despair though, Doc's still talking away. Take it from me, he's a terrific person, who will always make you think. I should also note that he was there when it counted at one of the roughest points in my life.
--FeriCyde
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Yes, props to Doc. Destiny and scrapheap are Big Words. It will take a long time for CBS to join the scrapheap in my opinion. On the other hand, printed newspapers could become an anachronism in our lifetimes. But that hardly means that MSM is dead -- look at the exciting work the Greenboro News-Record is doing. There is hope. Open source journalism offers that hope.
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