silentblue | Quantified » disruptive http://silentblue.net Fat free, and dolphin safe. Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:11:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= The death of the newspaper http://silentblue.net/mtarchives/2009/0317-the-death-of-the-newspaper/ http://silentblue.net/mtarchives/2009/0317-the-death-of-the-newspaper/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:38:17 +0000 admin http://silentblue.net/?p=615 Post from: silentblue | Quantified

The death of the newspaper

]]> Denver’s Rocky Mountain News closed its doors this month after 150 years. They blame the ascent of the Internet.

Ironically, they composed their farewell in the form of an Internet video:


Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.

Seriously though, the newspaper industry is being hit hard, having newer audiences moving on to Craigslist, blogs and online content. 3The last time I bought a newspaper was the copy of the Globe and Mail on the day my son was born. I’m starting to think the sheer novelty of reading news on thin tarp-like spreads of greyish paper will be enough for him.

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The death of the newspaper

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